ice core

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Noun

ice core (plural ice cores)

A core sample removed from an ice sheet, most commonly from the polar ice caps of Antarctica, Greenland or from high mountain glaciers elsewhere, the properties of which can be used to reconstruct a climatic record of a given area.

Translations

core sample removed from an ice sheet

Chinese:
Mandarin: 冰芯 (bīngxīn), 冰核 (zh) (bīnghé)
Finnish: jääkairausnäyte
French: carotte de glace (fr) f
Icelandic: ískjarni m
Polish: rdzeń lodowy m
Russian: ледяно́й керн m (ledjanój kern)
Spanish: testigo de hielo m

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