A METHOD FOR COMPUTING SHALLOW ICE-CORE DEPTHS

ABSTRACT. SIPRE-style hand augers usually recover core sections whose bottom is somewhat shallower than the drill depth. A procedure for calculating the range of possible core depths is presented.

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Main Authors: M Whillans, John F. Bolzan
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.429.5535
http://www.igsoc.org/journal/34/118/igs_journal_vol34_issue118_pg355-357.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT. SIPRE-style hand augers usually recover core sections whose bottom is somewhat shallower than the drill depth. A procedure for calculating the range of possible core depths is presented.