We are partner in the EastGRIP deep drilling project in Greenland.

This project for the first time launches the drilling of a deep ice core into a highly dynamic region of an ice sheet, called ice stream. For this project we will drill through the north-east Greenland ice stream (NEGIS). With our research in physical properties and deformation mechanisms in ice we will decipher the processes of ice flow and improve our understanding of its prediction.

During Season 2017, thirteen AWI employees will be on the ice to drill and collect scientific data.