Extraction of gases and dissolved and particulate matter from Ice in deep boreholes

Oeschger, H.; Stauffer, B.; Bucher, P.; Loosli, H. H. (1977). Extraction of gases and dissolved and particulate matter from Ice in deep boreholes. In: Isotopes and impurities in snow and ice. Proceedings of the Grenoble symposium. IAHS Red Book Series: Vol. 118 (pp. 307-311). International Association of Hydrological Sciences

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An extraction probe has been developed which allows vacuum melting of several tons of ice in boreholes down to a depth of 400 m. It mainly consists of an electrical heater and a rubber packer to isolate the section of the borehole in which the extraction takes place. During melting the evolving gases are pumped and collected continuously. The meltwater can be circulated through ion exchange resins or a filter, for collection of dissolved and particulate matter. From the gas samples CO2 is extracted for 14C-dating, Ar for 39Ar-dating. From the meltwater the 32Si activity is measured. Pollen and cosmic dust studies can be performed on filter samples.

Item Type:

Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute
08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute > Climate and Environmental Physics

UniBE Contributor:

Stauffer, Bernhard, Loosli, Heinz Hugo

Subjects:

500 Science > 530 Physics

Series:

IAHS Red Book Series

Publisher:

International Association of Hydrological Sciences

Language:

English

Submitter:

BORIS Import 2

Date Deposited:

02 Aug 2022 11:47

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:54

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Symposium held during the XVI Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/161102

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/161102

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