Digging the snow pit (IMAGE)

American Geophysical Union

Digging the snow pit

Caption

Researchers, along Firn with the Salomon FreeSki TV team, collect a 15-meter-long core of firn (partially compressed snow, not yet true glacial ice) in southeastern Greenland. Mont Forel is in the background.

Credit

Anthony Bonello

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