MeBo70 Seabed Drilling on a Polar Continental Shelf: Operational Report and Lessons From Drilling in the Amundsen Sea Embayment of West Antarctica
A multibarrel seabed drill rig was used for the first time to drill unconsolidated sediments and consolidated sedimentary rocks from an Antarctic shelf with core recoveries between 7% and 76%. We deployed the MARUM-MeBo70 drill device at nine drill sites in the Amundsen Sea Embayment. Three sites we...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:518933 2023-05-15T13:23:45+02:00 MeBo70 Seabed Drilling on a Polar Continental Shelf: Operational Report and Lessons From Drilling in the Amundsen Sea Embayment of West Antarctica Gohl, K. Freudenthal, T. Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter Klages, J. Larter, Robert Bickert, T. Bohaty, S. Ehrmann, W. Esper, O. Frederichs, T. Gebhardt, C. Küssner, K. Kuhn, G. Pälike, H. Ronge, T. Simões Pereira, P. Smith, James Uenzelmann-Neben, G. van de Flierdt, C. 2017-11 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518933/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518933/1/ggge21428.pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GC007081 en eng American Geophysical Union https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518933/1/ggge21428.pdf Gohl, K.; Freudenthal, T.; Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter orcid:0000-0003-0240-7317 Klages, J.; Larter, Robert orcid:0000-0002-8414-7389 Bickert, T.; Bohaty, S.; Ehrmann, W.; Esper, O.; Frederichs, T.; Gebhardt, C.; Küssner, K.; Kuhn, G.; Pälike, H.; Ronge, T.; Simões Pereira, P.; Smith, James orcid:0000-0002-1333-2544 Uenzelmann-Neben, G.; van de Flierdt, C. 2017 MeBo70 Seabed Drilling on a Polar Continental Shelf: Operational Report and Lessons From Drilling in the Amundsen Sea Embayment of West Antarctica. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18 (11). 4235-4250. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GC007081 <https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GC007081> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2017 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GC007081 2023-02-04T19:45:55Z A multibarrel seabed drill rig was used for the first time to drill unconsolidated sediments and consolidated sedimentary rocks from an Antarctic shelf with core recoveries between 7% and 76%. We deployed the MARUM-MeBo70 drill device at nine drill sites in the Amundsen Sea Embayment. Three sites were located on the inner shelf of Pine Island Bay from which soft sediments, presumably deposited at high sedimentation rates in isolated small basins, were recovered from drill depths of up to 36 m below seafloor. Six sites were located on the middle shelf of the eastern and western embayment. Drilling at five of these sites recovered consolidated sediments and sedimentary rocks from dipping strata spanning ages from Cretaceous to Miocene. This report describes the initial coring results, the challenges posed by drifting icebergs and sea ice, and technical issues related to deployment of the MeBo70. We also present recommendations for similar future drilling campaigns on polar continental shelves. Article in Journal/Newspaper Amundsen Sea Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Iceberg* Pine Island Pine Island Bay Sea ice West Antarctica Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic West Antarctica Amundsen Sea Island Bay ENVELOPE(-109.085,-109.085,59.534,59.534) Pine Island Bay ENVELOPE(-102.000,-102.000,-74.750,-74.750) Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 18 11 4235 4250 |
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A multibarrel seabed drill rig was used for the first time to drill unconsolidated sediments and consolidated sedimentary rocks from an Antarctic shelf with core recoveries between 7% and 76%. We deployed the MARUM-MeBo70 drill device at nine drill sites in the Amundsen Sea Embayment. Three sites were located on the inner shelf of Pine Island Bay from which soft sediments, presumably deposited at high sedimentation rates in isolated small basins, were recovered from drill depths of up to 36 m below seafloor. Six sites were located on the middle shelf of the eastern and western embayment. Drilling at five of these sites recovered consolidated sediments and sedimentary rocks from dipping strata spanning ages from Cretaceous to Miocene. This report describes the initial coring results, the challenges posed by drifting icebergs and sea ice, and technical issues related to deployment of the MeBo70. We also present recommendations for similar future drilling campaigns on polar continental shelves. |
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Gohl, K. Freudenthal, T. Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter Klages, J. Larter, Robert Bickert, T. Bohaty, S. Ehrmann, W. Esper, O. Frederichs, T. Gebhardt, C. Küssner, K. Kuhn, G. Pälike, H. Ronge, T. Simões Pereira, P. Smith, James Uenzelmann-Neben, G. van de Flierdt, C. |
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Gohl, K. Freudenthal, T. Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter Klages, J. Larter, Robert Bickert, T. Bohaty, S. Ehrmann, W. Esper, O. Frederichs, T. Gebhardt, C. Küssner, K. Kuhn, G. Pälike, H. Ronge, T. Simões Pereira, P. Smith, James Uenzelmann-Neben, G. van de Flierdt, C. MeBo70 Seabed Drilling on a Polar Continental Shelf: Operational Report and Lessons From Drilling in the Amundsen Sea Embayment of West Antarctica |
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Gohl, K. Freudenthal, T. Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter Klages, J. Larter, Robert Bickert, T. Bohaty, S. Ehrmann, W. Esper, O. Frederichs, T. Gebhardt, C. Küssner, K. Kuhn, G. Pälike, H. Ronge, T. Simões Pereira, P. Smith, James Uenzelmann-Neben, G. van de Flierdt, C. |
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MeBo70 Seabed Drilling on a Polar Continental Shelf: Operational Report and Lessons From Drilling in the Amundsen Sea Embayment of West Antarctica |
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MeBo70 Seabed Drilling on a Polar Continental Shelf: Operational Report and Lessons From Drilling in the Amundsen Sea Embayment of West Antarctica |
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MeBo70 Seabed Drilling on a Polar Continental Shelf: Operational Report and Lessons From Drilling in the Amundsen Sea Embayment of West Antarctica |
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MeBo70 Seabed Drilling on a Polar Continental Shelf: Operational Report and Lessons From Drilling in the Amundsen Sea Embayment of West Antarctica |
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MeBo70 Seabed Drilling on a Polar Continental Shelf: Operational Report and Lessons From Drilling in the Amundsen Sea Embayment of West Antarctica |
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mebo70 seabed drilling on a polar continental shelf: operational report and lessons from drilling in the amundsen sea embayment of west antarctica |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518933/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518933/1/ggge21428.pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GC007081 |
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ENVELOPE(-109.085,-109.085,59.534,59.534) ENVELOPE(-102.000,-102.000,-74.750,-74.750) |
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Antarctic West Antarctica Amundsen Sea Island Bay Pine Island Bay |
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Antarctic West Antarctica Amundsen Sea Island Bay Pine Island Bay |
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Amundsen Sea Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Iceberg* Pine Island Pine Island Bay Sea ice West Antarctica |
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Amundsen Sea Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Iceberg* Pine Island Pine Island Bay Sea ice West Antarctica |
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https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518933/1/ggge21428.pdf Gohl, K.; Freudenthal, T.; Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter orcid:0000-0003-0240-7317 Klages, J.; Larter, Robert orcid:0000-0002-8414-7389 Bickert, T.; Bohaty, S.; Ehrmann, W.; Esper, O.; Frederichs, T.; Gebhardt, C.; Küssner, K.; Kuhn, G.; Pälike, H.; Ronge, T.; Simões Pereira, P.; Smith, James orcid:0000-0002-1333-2544 Uenzelmann-Neben, G.; van de Flierdt, C. 2017 MeBo70 Seabed Drilling on a Polar Continental Shelf: Operational Report and Lessons From Drilling in the Amundsen Sea Embayment of West Antarctica. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18 (11). 4235-4250. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GC007081 <https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GC007081> |
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