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- A cylindrical section of ice removed from a glacier or an ice sheet in order to study climate patterns of the past. By performing chemical analyses on the air trapped in the ice, scientists can estimate the percentage of carbon dioxide and other trace gases in the atmosphere at a given time.
EPA - Cite This Source - This Definition - A cylindrical section of ice removed from a glacier or an ice sheet in order to study climate patterns of the past. By performing chemical analyses on the air trapped in the ice, scientists can estimate the percentage of carbon dioxide and other trace gases in the atmosphere at that time.
EPA - Cite This Source - This Definition - Borehole, calving, Floe, GISP2, Heinrich Events, Ice, Ice patrol ship, ice sheet, ice sheet margin, ice streams, Laurentide ice sheet, Vostok