FACTOID # 53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
 
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Encyclopedia > EPICA

Epica may refer to:

  • EPICA , the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica
  • Epica (album), an album by the power metal band Kamelot
  • Epica (band), a Dutch symphonic metal band
  • Epica (RAID series), a series of storage arrays developed by Proware Technology Corporation
  • Chevrolet Epica, one of the brand names that the Daewoo Magnus mid-sized sedan is sold under
  • Holden Epica, car on the Australian market.
  • Ecumenical Program on Central America and the Caribbean, a non-profit, faith-based organization in solidarity with the poor of Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean

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EPICA 01.05 (638 words)
Epica is coordinated by the European Science Foundation (ESF), and funded by the participating countries and by the European Union.
The Epica research team is using the unique climate record from ice cores to investigate the relationship between the chemistry of the atmosphere and climate changes, especially the effects of carbon dioxide, methane and other components of the atmosphere.
Epica’s aim is to drill two ice cores to the base of the Antarctic ice sheet, one at Dome C, the other in Dronning Maud Land.
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