Agile Sub-Ice Geological (ASIG) Drill development and Pirrit Hills field project

Abstract A new drilling system was developed by the US Ice Drilling Program (IDP) to rapidly drill through overlying ice to collect subglacial rock cores. The Agile Sub-Ice Geological (ASIG) Drill system is capable of drilling up to 700 m of ice in a continuous manner. Intermittent ice core samples...

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Published in:Annals of Glaciology
Main Authors: Kuhl, Tanner, Gibson, Chris, Johnson, Jay, Boeckmann, Grant, Moravec, Elliot, Slawny, Kristina
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2020
Subjects:
Pirrit Hills
Annals of Glaciology
Antarc*
Antarctica
ice core
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/aog.2020.59
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0260305520000592
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Summary:Abstract A new drilling system was developed by the US Ice Drilling Program (IDP) to rapidly drill through overlying ice to collect subglacial rock cores. The Agile Sub-Ice Geological (ASIG) Drill system is capable of drilling up to 700 m of ice in a continuous manner. Intermittent ice core samples can be taken as needed. Ten-plus meters of subglacial bedrock and unconsolidated, frozen sediment cores can be drilled with wireline core retrieval. The functionality of the drill system was demonstrated in 2016–17 at the Pirrit Hills, Antarctica where 8 m of high-quality, continuous granite core was retrieved beneath 150 m of ice. The particulars of the drill system development, features and performance are discussed.

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