Ice core processing at Dome Fuji Station, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Shuji Fujita, Nobuhiko Azuma, Yoshiyuki Fujii, Takao Kameda, Kokichi Kamiyama, Hideaki Motoyama, Hideki Narita, Hitoshi Shoji, Okitsugu Watanabe
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University/Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology/National Institute of Polar Research/Kitami Institute of Technology/National Institute of Polar Research/National Institute of Polar Research/Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University/Kitami Institute of Technology/National Institute of Polar Research 2002
• Subjects: Dome F; Dome Fuji; Dome Fuji Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core; Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=2450; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00002450/; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=2450&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1

From 1993 to 1998,members of the Dome F project group carried out ice coring at Dome F station. They recovered a 2503-m-long ice core. Specific tasks for the ice core processing included (1) core storage, (2) cutting and packing the ice samples for transportation from the station to Japan, and (3) performing initial ice analyses that can be done at the station. In this report we outline the operation and describe our experiences related to the ice core processing to aid similar processing in the future.