Core sample

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-004700",
  "term": "Core sample",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A cylindrical section of material, such as ice, sediment, or rock, extracted from a larger body for scientific analysis. In atmospheric science, ice cores from glaciers and ice sheets provide invaluable paleoclimate data, including past atmospheric composition, temperature, and precipitation. These samples can extend back hundreds of thousands of years.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/core-sample/"
}