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2008-05-14

The NEEM ice coring project

During 2007-2011, a team of ice core researchers will drill through the ice sheet in North-West Greenland to retrieve ice from the previous interglacial, the Eemian, which ended about 115,000 years ago. Ice core samples from the Eemian will contribute to the understanding of the dynamics of climate under conditions similar to those of a future warming climate.

Centre for Ice and Climate at Copenhagen University is coordinating the NEEM project and is managing the logistical efforts needed to meet the logistical challenge of operating on the Greenland ice sheet.

The project started in 2007, when 2 tracked vehicles dragged equipment from the previous drill site, NGRIP, to the NEEM drill site. The camp is being built in 2008, where the drilling will also start. The majority of the ice core drilling will take place during the summers of 2009-2011, during which the camp will accommodate about 30 researchers and technicians for 3-4 months.

You may now actively follow their work by reading their field diaries or read more about the NEEM project