Longitudinal ice core samples awaiting analysis. (Jessi LeMay / DRI via SWNS)
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Carefully preparing the longitudinal ice core samples for high-resolution lead measurements.(Jessi LeMay / DRI via SWNS)
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Ice sample on the melter during continuous ice core chemical analyses at the Desert Research Institute.(Sylvain Masclin via SWNS)
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Ice in the core barrel while drilling on the Greenland ice sheet.(Joseph McConnell via SWNS)
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