A hot-water ice-coring drill
A new method of ice-core drilling uses an annulus of hot-water jets to melt out a cylindrical ice core. This lightweight device used in combination with a fast hot-water drill can quickly obtain ice cores from any depth.
Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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International Glaciological Society
2000
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Online Access: | https://authors.library.caltech.edu/21650/ https://authors.library.caltech.edu/21650/1/Engelhardt2000p341_Journ_Glaciol.pdf https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20110107-142827273 |
Summary: | A new method of ice-core drilling uses an annulus of hot-water jets to melt out a cylindrical ice core. This lightweight device used in combination with a fast hot-water drill can quickly obtain ice cores from any depth. |
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