Pilot shallow drilling on the continental shelf, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica
A light, mining drill rig deployed from the stern of a research vessel has been used to carry out shallow drilling in 212 m water depth on the continental shelf in the eastern Weddell Sea. Penetration was 15 m below the seabed with 18% recovery in the 31 hours available for the experiment. The recov...
Published in: | Antarctic Science |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2000
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102000000547 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102000000547 |