UAF scientists to hunt for clues about Arctic Ocean glaciation

UAF scientists to hunt for clues about Arctic Ocean glaciation

Terra Daily

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Fairbanks AK (SPX) May 19, 2023

Evidence indicates a thick ice sheet, not annual sea ice and icebergs, covered the Arctic Ocean at some point during the last 140,000 years. Now, University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists will be looking for more geologic proof of the ice sheet's existence, sources, behavior and extent. UAF Geophysical Institute scientists will focus on the Beaufort and Chukchi seas region, both offshore a

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