Geography Dictionary & Glossary for Students \\ ITS Tutorial School (ITS) - Hong Kong.
Ice core — An ice core is a core sample from the accumulation of snow and ice over many years that have re crystallized and have trapped air bubbles from previous time periods. The composition of these ice cores, especially the presence of hydrogen and… … Wikipedia
ice core — ▪ geology Introduction long cylinder of glacial ice recovered by drilling through glaciers in Greenland, Antarctica, and high mountains around the world. Scientists retrieve these cores to look for records of climate change over the last… … Universalium
National Ice Core Laboratory — Ice core storage area at NICL. A section of the GISP2 ice core photographed at NICL … Wikipedia
Greenland ice core project — The Greenland Ice Core Project (GRIP) was a multinational European research project, organised through the European Science Foundation. Funding came from 8 nations (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Switzerland, and United… … Wikipedia
North Greenland Ice Core Project — Delta O 18 record from the NGRIP core The drilling site of the North Greenland Ice Core Project (NGRIP or NorthGRIP) is near the center of Greenland (75.1 N, 42.32 W, 2917 m, ice thickness 3085). Drilling began in 1999 and was completed at… … Wikipedia
Greenland Ice Core Project — Das Greenland Ice Core Project (abgekürzt: GRIP) war ein multinationales europäisches Projekt zur Erforschung des grönländischen Inlandseises. In den Jahren 1989 bis 1992 wurde der Eisschild in Zentralgrönland (72° 35 N, 37° 38 W) bis in eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ice age — An ice age is a period of long term reduction in the temperature of the Earth s surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Glaciologically, ice age is often used to mean a… … Wikipedia
Core sample — Rock core samples. The product of a Diamond rig. (The bird is a Pied Butcherbird.) A core sample is a cylindrical section of (usually) a naturally occurring substance. Most core samples are obtained by drilling with special drills into the… … Wikipedia
Core Research Center — The Core Research Center is a facility run by the United States Geological Survey, located in F bay in building 810 on the Denver Federal Center campus. It is maintained by the USGS to preserve valuable rock cores, well cuttings and various other … Wikipedia
Ice pier — Historically, two supply ships, a freighter and a tanker, arrive at the ice pier each summer, after an icebreaker opens a ship channel through pack ice. The ice pier’s key function is to provide a platform for freight trucks to come alongside a… … Wikipedia
