EPICA Antarctic ice-core project (1996–2004)

1. EPICA launches as a coordinated European ice-core effort

   Jan 1, 1996Labels: EPICA, Europe

   • AWI EPIC
   • NSIDC
   • SPR Portal

2. Deep drilling begins at Dome C (EDC)

   Dec 1, 1996Labels: Dome C, EDC

   • SPR Portal
   • NSIDC

3. Second Dome C core (EDC99) starts to deepen record

   Jan 1, 1999Labels: EDC99, Dome C

   • NSIDC
   • Cambridge Core

4. Kohnen Station opens to support Dronning Maud Land drilling

   Jan 11, 2001Labels: Kohnen Station, Dronning Maud

   • Kohnen Station
   • NSF IDP

5. Deep drilling starts at Kohnen Station (EDML)

   Dec 1, 2001Labels: Kohnen Station, EDML

   • NSF IDP
   • Cambridge Core

6. EDML first stable-isotope results frame two-site comparison

   Jan 1, 2004Labels: EDML, stable isotopes

   • Cambridge Core

7. 2003–2004 season shows Dome C core nearing completion

   Jan 31, 2004Labels: Dome C, EDML

   • SPR Portal

8. Dome C results published for ~740,000-year climate record

   Jun 10, 2004Labels: Dome C, 740k record

   • Nature Issue
   • Nature N V

9. Dome C drilling halts near bedrock at 3,270 m

   Dec 21, 2004Labels: Dome C, bedrock

   • Cambridge Core
   • SPR Portal

10. EPICA program timeframe closes after major drilling phase

    Jan 1, 2005Labels: EPICA, program close

    • EPICA Wiki
    • CORDIS

11. EDML drilling reaches bedrock at 2,774 m

    Jan 16, 2006Labels: EDML, bedrock

    • NSF IDP
    • SPR Portal

12. EPICA wins EU Descartes Prize, cementing project legacy

    Mar 12, 2008Labels: EPICA, Descartes Prize

    • BAS News
    • EurekAlert