Ice Bits Newsletter

2023/24 Winter

  • IDP Completes Support of 2023-2024 Antarctic Field Season
  • Drill Development and Maintenance/Upgrade News
  • IDP Education and Public Outreach Workshops Increase Impact
  • New Virtual Field Lab: Sea Level Rise and Thwaites Glacier: Vital Signs of the Doomsday Glacier
  • IDP Hosts Successful Town Hall at 2023 AGU Fall Meeting
  • Stay Connected with IDP
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2023 Fall

  • Field Support to Antarctic 2023-2024 Projects
  • Drill Development and Maintenance/Upgrade News
  • AGU Town Hall: Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions
  • Englacial and Subglacial Access Working Group (ESAWG)
  • IDP at the 2023 AGU Fall Meeting
  • New IDP Virtual Field Lab at AGU 2023 Fall Meeting
  • Registration Now Open for Climate of HOPE Conference
  • School of Ice Applications for COLDEX Workshop
  • Collaboration Between Women Helps Close the Gender Gap in Ice Core Science
  • Announcing 3rd US Ice Core Open Science Meeting
  • ICECReW 1.5-day workshop before US Ice Core Open Science Meeting
  • Stay Connected with IDP
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2023 Summer

  • Arctic Fieldwork Back in Full Swing
  • New 700 Drill Takes Shape
  • IDP Welcomes New Mechanical Engineer Andrew Haala
  • Climate of H.O.P.E. (How Our Planet is Evolving) Conference
  • IDP Holds Successful School of Ice at Dartmouth
  • IDP Train the Trainers Workshop Extends the Reach of IDP Resources
  • 2023-2033 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
  • Stay Connected with IDP
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2023 Spring

  • Successful IDP Technical Assistance Board Meeting Held in Madison
  • Drill Maintenance and Testing in Full Swing at IDP-WI
  • IDP EO Planning Two Summer Workshops and Hires New EO Specialist
  • 2023 Spring/Summer Fieldwork
  • Science Advisory Board 2023 Meeting
  • Ice Core Working Group 2023 Meeting
  • Stay Connected with IDP
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2022/23 Winter

  • IDP Returns to Antarctica!
  • Two New Virtual Field Labs – Climate Warnings from Alaska and Comparing Climate Change Past and Present
  • IDP Letter of Support for Pre-proposal Concept Outlines for USAP Antarctic Fieldwork
  • IDP Policy for Acknowledgements
  • Stay Connected with IDP
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2022 Fall

  • 2022 Arctic, Peru, and North American Fieldwork Completed
  • Field Support to Antarctic 2022-2023 Projects
  • Ice Core Articles for Undergraduate Students and Ice Core-Adjacent Researchers
  • School of Ice 2023 Workshop
  • IDP Education Resources Selected for Inclusion in CLEAN
  • Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (COLDEX) REU Program
  • Ice Core Sessions at AGU Fall Meeting
  • Stay Connected with IDP
  • Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2022 Summer

  • ASIG Drill Departs Madison for Upcoming GreenDrill Project
  • Equipment Testing in Full Swing
  • IDP Welcomes New Field Support Manager Jess Ackerman
  • IDP Ice Drilling Community Survey
  • 2022-2032 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
  • IDP Education and Public Outreach Update Summer 2022
  • Stay Connected with IDP
  • Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2022 Spring

  • IDP Welcomes Two New Mechanical Engineers
  • Current and Upcoming Field Support
  • IDP Education and Public Outreach Update Spring 2022
  • Basal Access and Sampling Feasibility Study – New White Paper from IDP
  • Ice Core Working Group 2022 Meeting
  • Science Advisory Board 2022 Meeting
  • Stay Connected with IDP
  • Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2021/22 Winter

  • Cold Wisconsin Winter and a Local Lake Enable Drill Testing and Training
  • IDP Successfully Tests New Fusion Welder System for Borehole Casing
  • 700 Drill Fabrication Approved
  • IDP Hires New Electrical Engineer and Seeks a New Field Support Manager and Mechanical Engineer(s)
  • Announcing School of Ice - Summer 2022
  • Save the Date - US Ice Core Open Science Meeting, May 24-26, 2022
  • Stay Connected with IDP
  • Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2021 Fall

  • IDP Education and Outreach Resources
  • AGU Town Hall (Online Only): Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions
  • Mark Twickler Retires After 35+ Years Involved in Ice Drilling
  • IDP-WI Equipment Development and Maintenance Update
  • IDP's Library – A Portal to Ice Drilling Technology Documents
  • International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences (IPICS) 3rd Open Science Conference
  • Stay Connected with IDP
  • Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2021 Summer

  • 2021-2031 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
  • Successful School of Ice Held at Oregon State University
  • 700 Drill Detailed Design Progress
  • Ice Core Early Career Researchers Workshop (ICECReW)
  • Presentations Available - U.S. Science Traverses on the Greenland Ice Sheet: a Planning Workshop
  • DISC Drill - Survey of Community Interest
  • Science Requirements: Replicate Coring for the Foro 3000 Drill
  • Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2021 Spring

  • Beneficial Drill System Testing and Operator Training Conducted near Madison, WI
  • Science Advisory Board 2021 Meeting
  • Ice Core Working Group 2021 Meeting
  • Request for Community Input — DRAFT 2021 Long Range Science Plan
  • IDP Education and Public Outreach Update Spring 2021
  • U.S. Scientific Traverses on the Greenland Ice Sheet: a Planning Workshop
  • Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2020 Winter

  • COVID-19 Pandemic Postpones Fieldwork but Allows for Beneficial Development, Maintenance and Upgrade Work
  • 700 Drill
  • Innovative Virtual Field Labs Offer New Participatory Experiences for Online Learning
  • School of Ice 2021
  • IDP Science Advisory Board Meeting March 18-19, 2021 and Call for Input into the Long Range Science Plan
  • Early Career Travel Grant Opportunity for the 2021 IPICS & ICYS meeting
  • Hercules Dome Ice Core Project: Community Workshop and Webinar Events
  • ICYS International Ice Core Seminar Series
  • Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2020 Fall

  • AGU Town Hall: Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions
  • Early Career Travel Grant Opportunity for the 2021 IPICS & ICYS meeting
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2020 Summer

  • 2020-2030 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
  • 2020 Ice Core Working Group White Papers
  • 2020 Science Advisory Board (SAB) Meeting and SAB Rotations
  • IDP-WI Refocuses on Development and Maintenance Work Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
  • COVID-19 Transformed 2020 School of Ice is Successfully Executed
  • Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2020 Spring

  • IDP Hires New Field Support Manager and New Mechanical Engineer
  • Ice Core Working Group (ICWG) Community Planning Workshop
  • School of Ice Transitions to Virtual Workshop Format
  • Teacher Activities Highlighting Ice Science and Engineering
  • Request for Community Input - Draft 2020 Long Range Science Plan
  • Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2019 Winter

  • IDP Supports a Successful 2019/20 Antarctic Field Season
  • IDP Active Engagement at AGU Fall Meeting
  • Early Career Travel Opportunity for the IPICS & ICYS Meeting
  • IDP Ice Core Science Community Planning Workshop
  • Call for Input – Long Range Science Plan 2020-2029
  • Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2019 Fall

  • Connect with IDP at the 2019 AGU Fall Meeting!
  • 2019 Arctic Field Season Support Completed
  • Field Support to Antarctic 2019-2020 Projects
  • Field Support to Northern Hemisphere Winter/Spring 2019-2020 Projects
  • International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences 3rd Open Science Conference – Ice Core Science at the three Poles
  • Save the Date! IDP Ice Core Working Group Community Planning Workshop April 2-3, 2020
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2019 Summer

  • Beneficial Proof-of-Concept Testing Conducted in Alaska
  • Foro 3000 Fabrication Underway
  • 2019 IDP School of Ice Workshop
  • IDP Education and Outreach at TEDxMileHigh Summer Event
  • 2019-2029 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2019 Spring

  • Beneficial Testing Opportunities Conducted Near Madison, WI
  • Field Support to 2019 Arctic Projects
  • IDP Subglacial Access Working Group Science Planning Workshop
  • Education and Public Outreach (2019 Spring)
  • The MECC and Other Antarctic Cargo Returns
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2018 Winter

  • Successful Support of 2018-2019 Antarctic Law Dome Project
  • Successful Support of 2018-2019 Antarctic RAID Project
  • Subglacial Access Science Planning Workshop: March 29-30, 2019
  • Call for Input - Long Range Science Plan
  • Education and Outreach Update (2018 Winter)
  • IDP Hosts Successful Town Hall at AGU Fall Meeting
  • Acknowledgment of IDP in Publications
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2018 Fall

  • AGU Town Hall 2018: Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions
  • 2018 Arctic Field Season Support Completed
  • Field Support to Antarctic 2018-2019 Projects
  • Subglacial Access Science Planning Workshop: March 29-30, 2019
  • Education and Outreach Update (2018 Fall)
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2018 Summer

  • Rapid Air Movement (RAM) Drill Test Completed at Raven Camp in Greenland
  • Antarctic Cargo Preparation Commences for Law Dome Project
  • Equipment Updates (2018 Summer)
  • 2018 School of Ice
  • IDPO Education and Outreach at POLAR2018
  • 2018-2028 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2018 Spring

  • Rapid Air Movement Drill Upgrades in Full Swing at IDDO
  • Field Support to 2018 Arctic Projects
  • 2018 Technical Advisory Board Meeting
  • Equipment Updates (2018 Spring)
  • IDPO Education and Public Outreach Workshops at NSTA

2017 Winter

  • IDDO Completes Support of 2017-2018 Antarctic Season
  • IDPO Ice Core Working Group Tackles Science-Technology Tradeoffs
  • Equipment Updates (2017 Winter)
  • IDPO Hosts Successful Town Hall at AGU Fall Meeting
  • Antarctic Science Generates Enthusiasm at an IDPO Education and Public Outreach Event at Rutgers University
  • Call for Input - Long Range Science Plan
  • Ice Drilling Support for NSF Polar Proposals

2017 Fall

  • Sediment Laden Lake Ice Drill and Stampfli Drill Now Ready for PI Use
  • Field Support to Antarctic 2017-2018 Projects
  • Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions AGU 2017 Town Hall Meeting
  • Announcing new IDPO Education and Outreach Website
  • Announcing School of Ice 2018
  • Requesting Ice Drilling Support (2017 Fall)

2017 Summer

  • IDDO Welcomes New Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager
  • IDDO Finishes Successful 2017 Arctic Field Season
  • Equipment Development (2017 Summer)
  • 2017-2027 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
  • School of Ice Development Program Successfully Held at Dartmouth College
  • NAAEE Outreach Event
  • Dr. Julie Palais Awarded Richardson Medal
  • Charles Bentley, Pioneering UW-Madison Glaciologist, Dies
  • Charlie Bentley Commemorative Event

2017 Spring

  • IDDO Welcomes New Field Support Manager
  • Antarctic Cargo Returns to Madison
  • Field Support to 2017 Arctic Projects
  • Equipment Development (2017 Spring)
  • IDPO and IDDO Lead Successful Science Advisory Board and Technical Advisory Board Meetings in Madison, WI
  • White Papers from the Subglacial Access Science Community Planning Workshop Available
  • IDPO Involved in Multiple Education and Outreach Events (2017 Spring)
  • IDDO Driller, Robb Kulin, Selected by NASA to Join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class
  • Requesting Ice Drilling Support (2017 Spring)

2016 Winter

  • Successful Deployment of IDDO's Two New Rock Coring Drills
  • 2016-2017 Antarctic Field Season Wraps Up
  • Equipment Development (2016 Winter)
  • IDPO Involved in Multiple Education and Outreach Events (2016 Winter)
  • IDPO Hosts Successful Town Hall at AGU 2016 Fall Meeting
  • Requesting Ice Drilling Support (2016 Winter)

2016 Fall

  • IDDO Equipment On Its Way to Antarctica for 2016-2017 Field Season
  • Field Support to Antarctic 2016-2017 Projects
  • Equipment Development (2016 Fall)
  • Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions AGU 2016 Town Hall Meeting
  • Call for Nominations: Science Advisory Board to the U.S. Ice Drilling Program Office
  • 2016 Technical Advisory Board Meeting
  • Education and Outreach (2016 Fall)
  • Requesting Ice Drilling Support (2016 Fall)
  • Field Support to Science Projects (2016 Fall)

2016 Summer

  • Winkie Drill System Tested at IDDO Warehouse
  • IDPO Hosts Successful Subglacial Access Science Community Planning Workshop in Herndon, VA
  • GreenTrACS Successfully Uses IDDO Hand Auger and Sidewinder to Collect Shallow Ice Cores
  • Equipment Development (2016 Summer)
  • 2016-2026 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
  • IDPO Involved in Multiple Education and Outreach Events (2016 Summer)
  • IDDO Field Support Manager Vacancy
  • Requesting Ice Drilling Support (2016 Summer)

2016 Spring

  • ASIG Drill North American Testing Successfully Completed in New Proof of Concept Ice Well
  • Winkie Drill Development in Full Swing
  • IDPO Leads Multiple Events at the National Science Teachers Association Conference
  • Equipment Development (2016 Spring)
  • IDPO Leads Successful Science Advisory Board Meeting in Arlington, VA
  • Acknowledgement of IDPO-IDDO in Publications (2016 Spring)
  • Updated Data Management and Data Reporting Requirements for NSF Division of Polar Programs Research Awards
  • Requesting Ice Drilling Support (2016 Spring)
  • Drilling Support to Science Projects (2016 Spring)

2015 Winter

  • SPICECORE Drilling Successfully Surpasses Depth Goal!
  • Successful Support Across Antarctica
  • Equipment Development (2015 Winter)
  • IDPO Education and Public Outreach: Linda Morris Retires and Louise Huffman is Hired
  • April 4, 2016 Deadline for Requesting Ice Drilling Support for NSF Antarctic Research Proposals
  • Subglacial Access Drilling: IDPO Science Planning Workshop 2016
  • IDPO Hosts Successful Town Hall at AGU 2015 Fall Meeting

2015 Fall

  • Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions AGU 2015 Town Hall Meeting
  • Subglacial Access Drilling: IDPO Science Planning Workshop (2015 Fall)
  • Applications Sought for IDPO's School of Ice 2016
  • Field Support to Antarctic Projects (2015 Fall)
  • 2015 Technical Advisory Board Meeting

2015 Summer

  • Beneficial, User-Identified Upgrades Made to IDDO Small Hot Water Drill
  • IDPO Launches New Course Targeting Professors at Minority-Serving Institutions
  • Acknowledgement of IDPO-IDDO in Publications (2015 Summer)
  • Scientific Field Support (2015 Summer)
  • Equipment Development (2015 Summer)
  • 2015-2025 Long Range Science and Long Range Drilling Technology Plans Updated
  • APECS IDPO Webinar
  • Ice Core Working Group Virtual Meeting
  • Borehole Logging Working Group Presentation

2015 Spring

  • IDDO Receives Minerals Exploration Rig; Enters Exciting New Avenue of Subglacial Rock Coring
  • Greenland Firn Aquifer Project Battles Tremendous Snowfall
  • IDDO Continues Collaboration with UW PSL Hot Water Drilling Experts to Make User-Identified Upgrades to Small Hot Water Drills
  • Beneficial Design Upgrades Continue for 4-Inch 'Foro' Drill
  • IDPO Advances School of Ice
  • IDPO Leads Successful 2015 Science Advisory Board Meeting in Arlington, VA
  • Requesting Ice Drilling Support (2015 Spring)
  • Drilling Support to Science Projects (2015 Spring)

2014 Winter

  • Rewarding Debut of Intermediate Depth Drill at South Pole Station
  • Continued Success on Taylor Glacier
  • WAIS Divide Schedule Challenges and Achievements
  • ASIG Drill Development Project Paves the Way for Subglacial Access
  • IDPO Hosts Successful Town Hall at AGU 2014 Fall Meeting
  • Preparations Underway for School of Ice, a Professional Development Course
  • NSTA Web Seminar – Fire and Ice: Snow Albedo and Our Future

2014 Fall

  • Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions AGU 2014 Town Hall Meeting
  • Field Support to Antarctic Projects (2014 Fall)
  • Education and Public Outreach (2014 Fall)
  • 2014 Technical Advisory Board Meeting
  • Media Kit (2014 Fall)
  • Field Support to Science Projects (2014 Fall)

2014 Summer

  • Long Range Planning Identifies the Direction of Research and Enables Drilling Technology
  • IDPO Leads Reviews of Two IDDO Drills in Development
  • Successful Field Test of IDDO's new Intermediate Depth Drill System in Greenland
  • Cosmogenic Carbon-14 Core Project Successfully Completed Following Early Season Challenges
  • IDPO Educational Outreach Develops New Interactive Map
  • New Technology for the Community (2014 Summer)
  • Construction of the Rapid Access Ice Drill (RAID) Begins!
  • Don Lebar Retires After Nearly 13 Years as Head of UW-Madison's Ice Drilling Group

2014 Spring

  • Changing Seasons for Field Project Support: Wrapping up a Successful Antarctic Season and Readying for a Bustling Arctic Season
  • New Technology for the Community (2014 Spring)
  • IDPO Organized Workshop for Future Deep and Intermediate Depth Ice Coring
  • Don Lebar Announces Retirement
  • Drilling and Logging Support to Science Projects (2014 Spring)

2013 Winter

  • Successful Project Support Amidst an Uncertain Antarctic Field Season
  • Equipment Development (2013 Winter)
  • Dartmouth, UNH and UW-Madison Continue Leadership of U.S. Ice Drilling Science and Engineering
  • Educational Outreach (2013 Winter)

2013 Fall

  • Field Support to Antarctic Projects (2013 Fall)
  • Equipment Development (2013 Fall)
  • Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions 2013 Town Hall Meeting
  • Educational Outreach (2013 Fall)
  • Field Support to Science Projects (2013 Fall)

2013 Summer

  • Scientific Drilling (2013 Summer)
  • Equipment Development (2013 Summer)
  • Planning for the Future (2013 Summer)
  • Educational Outreach (2013 Summer)
  • Fiscal Challenges Facing the U.S. Antarctic Program — A Message to the U.S. Antarctic Program Research Community
  • WAIS Divide Ice Core 2013 Science Meeting Reminder
  • Conference Announcement: International Workshop on Ice Caves, Idaho Falls, USA, August 2014
  • Drilling Support to Science Projects (2013 Summer)

2013 Spring

  • Scientific Drilling (2013 Spring)
  • Equipment Development (2013 Spring)
  • Planning for the Future (2013 Spring)
  • Registration and Abstract Submission Now Open - 7th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology
  • WAIS Divide Ice Core 2013 Science Meeting
  • New Video on Ice Core Processing
  • Educational Outreach (2013 Spring)
  • IDPO/IDDO Media Kit
  • Drilling Support to Science Projects (2013 Spring)

2012 Winter

  • Replicate Coring Ice Drilling Technology is Successful
  • Intermediate Depth Drill
  • NSF Press Release on the Completion of Deep Drilling at WAIS Divide, Antarctica
  • 7th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology (Reminder)
  • Deep Logging Winch
  • IDPO Leads Community Events at AGU
  • Planning for the Future (2012 Winter)
  • Drilling Support to Science Projects (2012 Winter)

2012 Fall

  • Field Support to Antarctic Projects (2012 Fall)
  • Future Plans for the DISC Drill
  • Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions 2012 Town Hall Meeting
  • 7th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology
  • Intermediate Depth Logging Winch Now Available for Community Use
  • Educational Outreach (2012 Fall)
  • Visit Us on Facebook
  • NSF Solicitation for Ice Coring and Drilling Program for the Office of Polar Programs
  • U.S. SCAR Office and ANSWER News Digest Move to Ohio State University
  • South Pole 1500 m Ice Core

2012 Summer

  • Replicate Coring System Characterization Testing Underway
  • Intermediate Depth Drill Starts Taking Shape
  • Intermediate Depth Logging Winch in Fabrication
  • Rapid Access Ice Drill
  • 2012 Technical Advisory Board Meeting
  • GISP2 Borehole Casing
  • New Drilling Fluid
  • Change Management Policy
  • New Outreach Effort
  • Educational Outreach (2012 Summer)
  • Ice Drilling Technology Workshop Proceedings

2012 Spring

  • 2011-2012 Antarctic Field Season Successfully Completed
  • DISC Drill Replicate Coring Testing
  • Badger-Eclipse Drill Utilized for Driller Training
  • New Hand Auger Prototype Tested
  • Rapid Access Drill Feasibility
  • Science Advisory Board Working Groups
  • Educational Outreach (2012 Spring)
  • Drilling Support to Science Projects (2012 Spring)
  • U.S. Ice Drilling Program Media Kit

2011 Winter

  • Drilling Completed of the WAIS Divide Main Ice Core
  • Drilling Completed at Taylor Glacier, Antarctica for Study of Ancient Atmospheres
  • Replicate Coring System (2011 Winter)
  • Rapid Access Ice Drill (2011 Winter)
  • Intermediate-Depth Drill (2011 Winter)
  • Educational Outreach (2011 Winter)
  • Drilling Support to Science Projects (2011 Winter)

2011 Fall

  • Scientific Drilling in the Polar Regions 2011 Town Hall Meeting
  • Field Support to Antarctic Projects (2011 Fall)
  • Intermediate-Depth Drill (2011 Fall)
  • Intermediate-Depth Logging Winch
  • Rapid Access Ice Drill (RAID)
  • Replicate Coring System (2011 Fall)
  • Follow Us on Twitter

2011 Summer

  • Overview of Activities (2011 Summer)
  • Multidisciplinary Science on the Greenland Ice Sheet is Enabled by Agile Ice Core Drills
  • Interdisciplinary Community Workshop Examines the Future for Ice Coring and Drilling
  • Education and Outreach (2011 Summer)
  • IDDO Career Opportunity - Mechanical Engineer(s) Needed!
  • IPICS 2012 Open Science Conference
  • Long Range Science Plan 2011-2021 and Long Range Drilling Technology Plan
  • 2011 Technical Advisory Board (TAB) Meeting

2011 Spring

  • Overview of Activities (2011 Spring)
  • Deepest U.S. Ice Core Drilled in West Antarctica
  • New Drilling Technology Enables Study of Ancient Atmospheres
  • Unique Ice Drilling Technology Developed for Increased Sampling of Key Events
  • 2011 Long Range Science Plan - Request for Community Input/Comment
  • 2011 Science Planning Workshop Review
  • Drilling Support to Arctic Field Projects (2011 Spring)

2010 Winter

  • 2011 Science Planning Workshop
  • Drilling Support to Science Projects (2010 Winter)
  • Intermediate-Depth Drill (2010 Winter)
  • DISC Drill (2010 Winter)
  • Replicate Coring System (2010 Winter)
  • Educational Outreach (2010 Winter)

2010 Fall

  • Town Hall Meeting at AGU
  • National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Outreach
  • Field Support to Antarctic Projects (2010 Fall)
  • Replicate Coring System (2010 Fall)
  • Intermediate-Depth Drill (2010 Fall)

2010 Summer

  • Long Range Integrated Planning
  • Planning Improvements to Agile Drilling
  • Planning for New Capability
  • Drilling Shallow Cores
  • WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core

2010 Spring

  • Draft Long Range Science Plan
  • Update of Field Drilling Support (January - March, 2010)
  • Development Highlights (January - March, 2010)

Requesting Field Support

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Program Information

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