Westantarktis: Geologische Bohrmission wird fortgesetzt

Source: BGR - The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources

Das internationale antarktische Forschungsbohrprojekt "Sensitivity of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to Two Degrees of Warming" (SWAIS 2C)", an dem sich auch die BGR beteiligt, geht in die nächste Phase. Vor einigen Tagen brach ein Schlittenzug von der neuseeländischen Antarktisstation Scott Base aus zum rund 860 Kilometer entfernten Forschungscamp am Kamb-Eisstrom an der Siple Coast in der Westantarktis auf.

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Photo: Anthony Powell / Antarctica New Zealand
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