Presenter(s): Leveretta Chen − Architecture
Faculty Mentor(s): Dave Sutherland
Poster 145
Research Area: Natural Science
Ice cores are core samples formed from snow buildup over a range of years. By identifying the age of each layer formed (the oldest on the bottom and newest on the top), we can identify characteristics such as gas contents and temperature variations, potentially allowing us one of the oldest atmospheric records available on the earth. In this study, we will identify and analyze long term patterns in ice cores, specifically for patterns that allude to climatic events such as ice ages, seismic, and volcanic activity. Through the various peaks and valleys in carbon dioxide and sulfur in the ice core samples, we can find a somewhat consistent pattern in the timeline of ice ages that occur, but less so in terms of seismic and volcanic activity. We then were able to estimate the time of the next ice age.