What does studying ice cores in Antarctica help scientists understand?

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wajahat1
Feb 2, 2018

Ice cores hides within them past events and scientists usually study them to understand palaeoclimate.

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Ice cores contain significant information about the past events which took place such as volcanic ash is stored in ice in the form of a layer or particles . Scientists study ice core to understand palaeo climate. In understanding paleo climate they usually see the two isotopes 018 & 016 of oxygen and their relative abundance in ice. because one is light than other and can be easily evaporated .This give them an insight into ancient climate.

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