unlocking the ancient atmosphere.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Riedel, Katja,
- Source
- New Zealand Science Teacher; 2008, Issue 118, p15-16, 2p, 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Graph, 1 Map
- Subject
- Research
Ice cores
Drill cores
Core drilling
Climatology
Antarctica
- Language
- ISSN
- 01107801
The article offers information on the experiment done in Antarctica to explore the condition of climates in the past. A research led by Katja Riedel, an atmospheric scientist from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in Wellington, and her colleagues have drilled ice cores and analyzed the air that has been trapped in the ice. It also highlights the significance ice cores in determining how the present climate reacts with the greenhouse gas accumulation.