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Ice Core

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-013782

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. Analysis of the ice itself can give some indication of historic temperatures.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-013782
FieldEnvironment
SubjectClimate change
ReferencesGlossary of Climate Change Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013782",
  "term": "Ice Core",
  "field": "Environment",
  "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 a given time. Analysis of the ice itself can give some indication of historic temperatures.",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Climate Change Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ice-core/"
}

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