These are both peer-reviewed and edited publications including curated blog posts arising from our NSF-supported work on Camp Century and its sub-ice sediment core.
Peer Reviewed Science
Collins, C., Perdrial, N., Blard, P.-H., Keulen, N., Mahaney, W.C., Mastro, H., Souza, J., Rizzo, D.M., Marrocchi, Y. and Bierman, P.R. (submitted, 6/2024) Characterization of the 1966 Camp Century Sub-Glacial Core: A Multiscale Analysis, EGUsphere [preprint] (Climate of the Past/The Cryosphere inter-journal Special Issue). EGUsphere [preprint], https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2024/egusphere-2024-2194/
Bierman, P. R., Christ, A. J., Collins, C. M., Mastro, H. M., Souza, J., Blard, P.-H., Brachfeld, S., Courville, Z. R., Rittenour, T. M., Thomas, E. K., Tison, J.-L., and Fripiat, F. (2024) Scientific history, sampling approach, and physical characterization of the Camp Century sub-glacial sediment core, a rare archive from beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet, Climate of the Past/The Cryosphere inter-journal Special Issue, https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/18/4029/2024/
Bierman, P.R, Mastro, H. M., Corbett., L.B.,Steig, E. J., Halsted, C. T. Caffee, M. M., Hidy, A. J., Balco, G., Peteet, D. M., Bennike, O. and Rock, B. (2024) Plants, insects, and fungi under Greenland’s ice – evidence of ice-free times, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2407465121
Popular Book
Bierman, P.R., (2024), When the Ice Is Gone –What a Greenland Ice Core Reveals About Earth's Tumultuous History and Perilous Future, WW Norton, New York, 304 pp., ISBN 978-1-324-02067-7 (description)
Popular Articles
Bierman, P.R. and Mastro, H. (2023) Ancient poppy seeds and willow wood offer clues to the Greenland ice sheet’s last meltdown and a glimpse into a warmer futureThe Conversation, https://theconversation.com/ancient-poppy-seeds-and-willow-wood-offer-clues-to-the-greenland-ice-sheets-last-meltdown-and-a-glimpse-into-a-warmer-future-233183
Peer Reviewed Science
Christ, A.J. Rittenour, T.M., Bierman, P.R., Keisling, B.A., Knutz, P.C., Thomsen, T.B., Keulen, N., Fosdick, J.C., Hemming, S.R., Tison, J-L., Blard, P-H., Steffensen, J.P., Caffee, M.W., Corbett, L.B., Dahl-Jensen, D., Dethier, D.P., Hidy, A.J., Perdrial, N., Peteet, D.M., Steig, E.J., and Thomas, E.K. (2023) Deglaciation of northwestern Greenland during Marine Isotope Stage 11. Science. v. 381, n. 6655, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ade4248
Popular Articles
Bierman, P.R. and Rittenour, T.M. (2023) When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future. The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/when-greenland-was-green-ancient-soil-from-beneath-a-mile-of-ice-offers-warnings-for-the-future-209018
Popular Articles
Christ, A. and Bierman, P. (2022) From a secret cold war project to the future of the ice sheet, PAGES Horizons, v. 2, p. 56-65, doi.org/10.22498/pages.horiz.2.56
Bierman, P.R. and Schmidt, A. (2022), Living IN the Greenland ice sheet: the story of Sites I and II, Camp Century’s older, smaller siblings, EGU Blog, Cryospheric Sciences, January 21, 2022, https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/cr/2022/01/21/sites-i-ii-greenland/
Christ, A. (2022) Camp Century re-visited: sediment from the bottom of a Cold War ice core reveals Greenland’s warm past, EGU Blog, Cryospheric Sciences, January 28, 2022, https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/cr/2022/01/28/camp-century-bottom-ice/
Peer Reviewed Science
Christ, A. J., Bierman, P. R., Schaefer, J. M., Dahl-Jensen, D., Steffensen, J. P., Corbett, L. B., et al. (2021). A multimillion-year-old record of Greenland vegetation and glacial history preserved in sediment beneath 1.4 km of ice at Camp Century. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 118, e2021442118. doi:10.1073/pnas.2021442118
Popular Articles
Christ, A. J. and Bierman, P. R., (2021) Ancient leaves preserved under a mile of Greenland’s ice – and lost in a freezer for years – hold lessons about climate change. The Conversation, March 15, 2021, https://theconversation.com/ancient-leaves-preserved-under-a-mile-of-greenlands-ice-and-lost-in-a-freezer-for-years-hold-lessons-about-climate-change-157105
The US Army tried portable nuclear power at remote bases 60 years ago – it didn’t go well. The Conversation, July 20, 2021, https://theconversation.com/the-us-army-tried-portable-nuclear-power-at-remote-bases-60-years-ago-it-didnt-go-well-164138