HUNTING FOR ANTARCTICA'S OLDEST ICE

• Published in: Ice and Snow
• Main Authors: V. Lipenkov Ya., A. Ekaykin A., В. Липенков Я., А. Екайкин А.
• Other Authors: Russian Science Foundation (grant 1817-00110), Российский научный фонд (грант № 18-17-00110)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: IGRAS 2018
• Subjects: Antarctica; deep drilling; ice dating; Mid-Pleistocene Transition; oldest ice; paleoclimatic reconstruction; Антарктида; гидраты; глубокое бурение; датирование льда; древний лёд; климатическая перестройка; палеоклиматическая реконструкция; плейстоцен; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Science; EPICA; ice core; Ice Sheet; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/460; https://doi.org/10.15356/2076-6734-2018-2-255-260

One of the key priority tasks for the international Antarctic community is drilling and studying old Antarctic ice with age exceeding 1 million years in order to investigate possible reasons for the Mid-Pleistocene Transition. During the 2017–2018 austral season at Vostok Station, we carried out mic...