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| Keywords: NSF-supported Research Facilities.jpg U S National Ice Core Laboratory NICL provides safe and secure storage and curation of ice cores recovered by researchers from the Earth ™s Polar Regions The facility located in the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood Colo enables scientists to study the cores and learn about the Earth ™s climate history without having to travel to remote field sites Researchers are learning a lot about the Earth ™s changing climate from the WAIS Divide ice core which is housed at the lab WAIS stands for West Antarctic Ice Sheet The WAIS Divide is a high point on the ice sheet where the ice begins to flow in different directions http //coldstorerentals co uk Cold rooms Pictured above a one-meter section at the bottom of the WAIS Divide ice core “recovered from a depth of 3 405 meters 11 160 feet Find out more about the NICL in the episode of Science Nation at www nsf gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/icecorela and read about recent study results at www nsf gov/news/news_summ jsp cntn_id 133298 2014-10-30 09 24 00 https //www flickr com/photos/nsf_beta/15761689907/ National Science Foundation other versions 39 712916666667 -105 12657222222 heading 266 7820069204152 PD-USGov Research facilities West Antarctic Ice Sheet Lakewood Colorado | ||||
