UAF scientists to hunt for clues about Arctic Ocean glaciation

Fairbanks, Alaska (UAF) - Evidence indicates a thick ice sheet, not annual sea ice and icebergs, covered the Arctic Ocean at some point during the last 140,000 years. Now, University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists will be looking for more geologic proof of the ice sheet’s existence, sources, behavior and extent.

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