Variability of Arctic climate and sea ice over the past millennium: implications for ice cap mass balance


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May 2006 Major ion analysis underway at Univeristy of Alberta
Apr 2006 Field measurements of EC, density and melt layer stratigraphy digitised and prepared for analysis.
Mar 2006 Melting of ice core commences using new melter system at GSC Ottawa. melter system is functioning well, and a modification of the system allows continuous density measurements of the ice core as samples are taken.
Feb 2006 Core cutting completed; archive core in storage and preliminary oxygen istope samples collected.
Nov 2005 Melter system in GSC glaciology lab constructed, tested and operational.
Oct 2005 PoW cores transported from commercial storage unit to GSC, Ottawa to be cut for archiving and processing.
May 2005 3 cores, 2 long cores, and one short core for testing techniques on were successfully extracted from the North summit of Pronce of Wales icefield.