An affordable and miniature ice coring drill for rapid acquisition of small iceberg samples
Icebergs account for approximately half of the freshwater flux from the Greenland Ice Sheet and they can impact marine ecosystems by releasing nutrients and sediments into the ocean as they drift and melt. Parameterizing iceberg fluxes of nutrients and sediments to fjord and ocean waters remains a d...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:193e5183d48849f1a1c16fbcd8877304 2023-05-15T16:26:43+02:00 An affordable and miniature ice coring drill for rapid acquisition of small iceberg samples Steffen Thomsen Mads Holm Hansen Jeppe Pinholt Lillethorup Frederik Sebastian Tirsgaard Adam Flytkjær Claus Melvad Søren Rysgaard Daniel F. Carlson 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2020.e00101 https://doaj.org/article/193e5183d48849f1a1c16fbcd8877304 EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067220300109 https://doaj.org/toc/2468-0672 2468-0672 doi:10.1016/j.ohx.2020.e00101 https://doaj.org/article/193e5183d48849f1a1c16fbcd8877304 HardwareX, Vol 7, Iss , Pp - (2020) Iceberg Sample Core Drill Marine ecosystem Greenland Science (General) Q1-390 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2020.e00101 2022-12-30T21:10:52Z Icebergs account for approximately half of the freshwater flux from the Greenland Ice Sheet and they can impact marine ecosystems by releasing nutrients and sediments into the ocean as they drift and melt. Parameterizing iceberg fluxes of nutrients and sediments to fjord and ocean waters remains a difficult task due to the complexity of ice-ocean interactions and is complicated by a lack of observations. Acquiring iceberg samples can be difficult and dangerous, as icebergs can break apart and roll without warning. Here we present open source design files for a small, lightweight ice coring drill that can be reproduced using modern computer numerical control (CNC) machining and 3D printing technology. This ice core drill can rapidly acquire small ice samples from icebergs and bergy bits using a standard commercial, off-the-shelf battery-operated hand drill. Design files and a recent field expedition to Northwest Greenland are described. Ice core collection required only 30 s, thereby minimizing risks to scientists. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland ice core Ice Sheet Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Greenland HardwareX 7 e00101 |
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Icebergs account for approximately half of the freshwater flux from the Greenland Ice Sheet and they can impact marine ecosystems by releasing nutrients and sediments into the ocean as they drift and melt. Parameterizing iceberg fluxes of nutrients and sediments to fjord and ocean waters remains a difficult task due to the complexity of ice-ocean interactions and is complicated by a lack of observations. Acquiring iceberg samples can be difficult and dangerous, as icebergs can break apart and roll without warning. Here we present open source design files for a small, lightweight ice coring drill that can be reproduced using modern computer numerical control (CNC) machining and 3D printing technology. This ice core drill can rapidly acquire small ice samples from icebergs and bergy bits using a standard commercial, off-the-shelf battery-operated hand drill. Design files and a recent field expedition to Northwest Greenland are described. Ice core collection required only 30 s, thereby minimizing risks to scientists. |
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Steffen Thomsen Mads Holm Hansen Jeppe Pinholt Lillethorup Frederik Sebastian Tirsgaard Adam Flytkjær Claus Melvad Søren Rysgaard Daniel F. Carlson |
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Steffen Thomsen Mads Holm Hansen Jeppe Pinholt Lillethorup Frederik Sebastian Tirsgaard Adam Flytkjær Claus Melvad Søren Rysgaard Daniel F. Carlson |
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An affordable and miniature ice coring drill for rapid acquisition of small iceberg samples |
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An affordable and miniature ice coring drill for rapid acquisition of small iceberg samples |
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An affordable and miniature ice coring drill for rapid acquisition of small iceberg samples |
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An affordable and miniature ice coring drill for rapid acquisition of small iceberg samples |
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An affordable and miniature ice coring drill for rapid acquisition of small iceberg samples |
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affordable and miniature ice coring drill for rapid acquisition of small iceberg samples |
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Greenland ice core Ice Sheet |
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Greenland ice core Ice Sheet |
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