Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) Project

The RICE project, a 9 nation collaboration, aims to determine the stability of the Ross Ice Shelf in a warming world, thus improving estimates of contributions of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to future sea level rise. With a recently recovered 764 m (~2,500 ft) ice core, our team of scientists and students are using a variety of scientific techniques and models to reconstruct Antarctic / Southern Ocean climate conditions over the past 70,000 years and perhaps beyond. The RICE data will help to improve our understanding of drivers, thresholds, and feedback mechanism of ice sheet retreat and collapse. Furthermore, the records will allow us to assess and improve models which then are used to project future change.

Here you can find a variety of information about our project including who is involved, our lab and research methods and follow along as we develop a unique record of Antarctic climate history. 


RICE Project Video
created by GNS Science