Canadian Ice Core Lab
Ice core research laboratory and archive specializing in the Canadian Arctic region.
The Canadian Ice Core Lab (CICL) is a leader in shallow and intermediate depth ice core recovery, ice core imaging and processing, and liquid chemistry ice core analysis. Its ice core collection covers a large region of the eastern Canadian high Arctic, as well as alpine regions of the Yukon and Canadian Rockies. Plans for ice core collection in the western Canadian high Arctic are currently underway. CICL is Canada’s only dedicated ice core laboratory and archive.
Research services include:
- Shallow and intermediate depth ice core drilling
- Ice core storage (-36C)
- Ice core processing and imaging (-25C)
- Ion chromatography (IC) for major ion analysis
- Cavity ring down spectroscopy (CRDS) for oxygen isotope analysis
- Fluorescence spectroscopy
- Coulter counter for particle-size analysis
| Institution | University of Alberta |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Infrastructure type | Laboratory |
| Disciplines | Environmental sciences Earth sciences |
| Language of operation | English |
| Keywords | AntarcticaAntarcticaArcticglaciologycryosphereanalytical environmental chemistryclimate systematmospheric sciencearctic environmentglaciologycryospherechemistryalpine environment |
Availability
Please contact CICL for more information.
Contact information
Dr Alison Criscitiello
Director
Office phone: 780-492-0867
E-mail: crisciti@ualberta.ca
Dr Anne Myers
Ice Core Laboratory Analyst
Office phone: 780-492-0867
E-mail: almyers@ualberta.ca