Concept information
Preferred term
EPICA
Definition
- The European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA) is a multinational European project for deep ice core drilling in Antarctica. Its main objective is to obtain full documentation of the climatic and atmospheric record archived in Antarctic ice by drilling and analyzing two ice cores and comparing these with their Greenland counterparts (GRIP and GISP). Evaluation of these records will provide information about the natural climate variability and mechanisms of rapid climatic changes during the last glacial epoch. The European Science Foundation EPICA Programme (1996–2005) provides co-ordination for EPICA drilling activities at Dome Concordia and Kohnen Station, which are supported by the European Commission and by national contributions from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Deep drilling took place at two sites in Antarctica: Concordia Station at Dome C and Kohnen Station. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Project_for_Ice_Coring_in_Antarctica)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- EPICA project
- European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica
In other languages
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French
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projet EPICA
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-C967P123-G
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