Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) project
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The Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) project is an international scientific initiative that drills and analyzes ice cores from Roosevelt Island in Antarctica to reconstruct past climate and ice-sheet behavior.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic research program
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ice core drilling project ⓘ paleoclimate study ⓘ scientific research project ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve understanding of West Antarctic Ice Sheet stability
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provide data for climate models ⓘ reconstruct past climate ⓘ reconstruct past ice-sheet behavior ⓘ |
| analyzes |
aerosol and dust content in ice cores
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greenhouse gas concentrations in ice cores ⓘ ice core stratigraphy ⓘ stable water isotopes ⓘ |
| conductsResearchAt | Roosevelt Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductsResearchOnContinent | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
reconstruction of Holocene climate in Antarctica
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understanding of ice divide evolution ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
assessment of future sea-level rise scenarios
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climate model validation ⓘ ice-sheet model validation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
NERFINISHED
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marine-based ice-sheet margins ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | RICE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryArchive | Roosevelt Island ice core GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
climate science
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cryosphere research ⓘ glaciology ⓘ paleoclimatology ⓘ |
| hasStudyRegion |
Ross Ice Shelf sector
NERFINISHED
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Ross Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigates |
atmospheric circulation changes over Antarctica
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grounding-line stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet ⓘ regional climate variability in the Ross Sea sector ⓘ |
| involves | international collaboration ⓘ |
| isInternational | true ⓘ |
| providesInformationOn |
ice-sheet response to climate change
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past sea-level contributions from Antarctica ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Antarctic ice core projects
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climate evolution studies ⓘ |
| studies |
Antarctic climate history
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ice-sheet dynamics ⓘ ice-sheet stability ⓘ past climate variability ⓘ |
| typeOfCore | deep ice core GENERATED ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
ice core analysis
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ice core drilling ⓘ |
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