West Antarctica ice sheet divide (image)

University of California - Berkeley

Caption

Blustery conditions at the West Antarctica ice sheet divide, a ridge where a 3.4-kilometer borehole was drilled to acquire ice cores. The tent protected the equipment and scientists as they measured temperatures down the borehole in 2011 and 2014.

Credit

US Geological Survey

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