Bedrock sampling beneath Antarctic ice
In this project samples of bedrock were analysed to determine how long they have been shielded from the sun, and that could tell us how long ago the ice sheet formed, even if the first ice has long gone.
Julius Rix
Head of Eng Tech
Mulvaney, R., King, E., Martin, C., Rix, J., Cavitte, M., Ritz, C., & Frezotti, M. (2022). Ice radar data from Little Dome C, Antarctica, 2016-2018 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/3ea504d8-41c2-40dc-86dc-284c341badaa
Winton, V., Caillon, N., Hauge, L., Mulvaney, R., Rix, J., Savarino, J., Tuckwell, R., & Frey, M. (2019). Ice core chemistry, density, conductivity, dust, snow accumulation rate, and stable nitrate isotopic composition of the 120 m ISOL-ICE ice core, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/9c972cfb-0ffa-4144-a943-da6eb82431d2
Winton, V., Caillon, N., Hauge, L., Mulvaney, R., Rix, J., Savarino, J., Tuckwell, R., & Frey, M. (2019). Ice core chemistry, conductivity, and stable nitrate isotopic composition of the Samalas eruption in 1259 from the ISOL-ICE ice core, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/d9a74ea7-2a1a-4068-847e-5bc9f51947c5
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