Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution project

The RICE Project aims to improve understanding of the stability of the Ross Ice Shelf and West Antarctic Ice Sheet in a warming world.

A research hut in the Antarctic with seven flags. — Working together to determine the stability of the Ross Ice Shelf.

RICE is a New Zealand-led international collaboration with partners from Australia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, People’s Republic of China, Sweden, U.K., and U.S.A.

During the 2011/12 and 2012/13 Antarctic field seasons, they recovered a 764 m deep ice core to bedrock. The aim of the project is to improve our understanding of the stability of the Ross Ice Shelf and West Antarctic Ice Sheet in a warming world.

Visit the RICE website