A Steam-Operated Drill Used by the 14th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (1972-1974)
A steam-operated drill similar to that of S. M. HODGE was used to measure 10m snow temperature at Mizuho Plateau, East Antarctica, in 1973/74. The average drilling time for firn was 22 min (depth 10m, diameter 3cm, firn temperature about -20℃).
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English Japanese |
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National Institute of Polar Research
1975
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.15094/00007814 https://doaj.org/article/9f1a92abdb924eab932640ec395abd1e |