“Beyond EPICA” is one of several projects dedicated to finding the oldest ice in Antarctica. The EU-funded project consists of twelve European research institutions, including the University of Berne and the Alfred Wegener Institute. It is led by the...
The drilling site, where the research teams suspect ice up to 1.5 million years old, is called “Little Dome C” because it is located about 40 kilometres from the Italian-French research station Concordia on Dome C. It is just under 1,640 km to the South...
The new DEEPICE network is designed to train young scientists in ice core-related climate science and to best prepare for the drilling of the Beyond EPICA ice core. Photo: British Antarctic Survey A unique European collaboration of a network of international young...
