Geosciences Oldest Ice Expedition

From Geosciences The Department of Geosciences, Princeton University November 19th, 2015

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An expedition, led by Prof. John Higgins, left for Antarctica on November 5, 2015. The team of five scientists, three from the Princeton Department of Geosciences, have a goal to collect the oldest ice ever recorded on Earth. The other members of the Princeton team are current Grad Student Yuzhen Yan and Research Specialist Preston C. Kemeny who graduated from the undergraduate program last June. After the research samples are determined, the team will then age the ice using novel methods and measure its greenhouse gas concentrations, hoping to extend the record of previous climate change. This work is critical for helping climate scientists predict how man-made gas release may alter change in the future. After leaving McMurdo Station, they will camp on the ice at Allan Hill, Antarctica, for 6-7 weeks.

Caption: The team setting up their tent at the U.S. McMurdo Research Station. As a precaution, they are inspecting the tent for holes before leaving for the cold and icy terrain of Antarctica. Video by Preston Kemeny '15

Tags: geosciencesgeochemistrypaleoclimate

Date: November 5th, 2015
Speaker: John Higgins, Yuzhen Yan and Preston C. Kemeny
Department: geosciences
Location: McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Appears In: Geosciences Geochemistry Paleoclimate

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