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From holes drilled into the ice, the scientists collect samples of water from the sea below to learn about currents and chemistry. Here a researcher measures salinity and temperature. http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/07/09/investigating-the-world%E2%80%99s-oceans-pole-to-pole-and-deep-below-the-bottom/