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Record 1 2023-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Glaciology
  • Climate Change
DEF

A cylinder of ice drilled out of a glacier or ice sheet.

CONT

Analyses of the ice core lead the researchers to suggest that the abrupt warming was caused by fundamental shifts in atmospheric circulation which happened from one year to the next.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Glaciologie
  • Changements climatiques
DEF

Cylindre de glace prélevé par forage dans un glacier ou une nappe glaciaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Glaciología
  • Cambio climático
CONT

Los núcleos de hielo son largos cilindros de hielo que se extraen de los glaciares.

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