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  • To provide for the safekeeping of ice cores from all over the world by maintaining them in a controlled environment in a state-of-the-art facility.

  • To insure that these cores are easily accessible to the scientific community.

  • To provide a focal point for communication among members of the ice-core research community.

  • To promote an understanding and appreciation of ice core research through extensive outreach activities.
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