West Antarctice Ice Sheet Divide Ice Core (IMAGE)

University of Washington

West Antarctice Ice Sheet Divide Ice Core

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A freshly extracted section of the 2-mile-deep West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide core, drilled from 2006 to 2011. Sections are now stored in freezers at a national facility in Denver.

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Jay Johnson/University of Wisconsin

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