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Lonnie Thompson
Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University
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| Paleo Slide Set: Low Latitude Ice Cores: High Resolution Records of Climatic Change and Variability in the Tropics and Subtropics |
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This drill bit is tough enough and sharp enough to slice through meter after meter of solid ice. The bit is fitted onto the core sleeve, a hollow tube into which the ice passes after being cut.
Photo Credits: Lonnie Thompson Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University |
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