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℃).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Renji NARUSE, Yosio SUZUKI
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1975
Subjects:
geo
Antarctic
East Antarctica
Mizuho
Mizuho Plateau
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15094/00007814
https://doaj.org/article/9f1a92abdb924eab932640ec395abd1e
Description
Summary: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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