University of East Anglia - Professor Eric Wolff

Who was Professor Eric Wolff?

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  • Eric Wolff had an affiliation with the University of East Anglia (UEA) whilst at his time at Cambridge University

  • At UEA, he was an Honorary Professor at the School of Environmental Sciences

  • Cambridge University is where he did a majority of his work and research - through their resources and networking

  • He is also an Honorary Fellow, part of the Antarctic Survey, and has done a lot of work through the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica

What is European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA)?

  • They are located in Dome C (Concordia Station) and Kohnen Station (East Antarctica)

  • EPICA contains ice core records with data that reveals information about our earth’s climate from up to 800,000 years prior

  • Contains many partnering countries such as:

    The United Kingdom, Denmark, France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and many more

  • Their Goal: They aim to gather as many ice cores as possible from all differing areas in order to study climate, diseases, weather anticipation, and trendlines