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Ice cores reveal Earth climate tales by Lonnie Thompson
Ohio State researchers led by Lonnie Thompson and Ellen Mosley-Thompson extract ice cores from four continents to record past climate. They drill with solar powered gear and transport three foot sections to Byrd Center for isotopic analysis revealing temperature history and pollution traces.
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China
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Ellen Mosley-Thompson
Peru
Soviet Union
Gassoway
W. Va
Marshall University
Ohio State
West Virginia
Ellen Mosley
Gobi Desert
Ohio
Byrd Center