WILHELMS, Frank; MILLER, Heinrich; GERASIMOFF, Michael D.; DRÜCKER, Cord; FRENZEL, Andreas; FRITZSCHE, Diedrich; GROBE, Hannes; HANSEN, Steffen Bo; HILMARSSON, Sverrir Æ.; HOFFMANN, Georg; HÖRNBY, Kerstin; JAESCHKE, Andrea; JAKOBSDÓTTIR, Steinunn S.; JUCKSCHAT, Paul; KARSTEN, Achim; KARSTEN, Lorenz; Kaufmann, Patrik R.; KARLIN, Torbjörn; KOHLBERG, Eberhard; KLEFFEL, Guido; ... (2014). The EPICA Dronning Maud Land deep drilling operation. Annals of glaciology, 55(68), pp. 355-366. International Glaciological Society 10.3189/2014AoG68A189
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We report on the EPICA Dronning Maud Land (East Antarctica) deep drilling operation.
Starting with the scientific questions that led to the outline of the EPICA project, we introduce the setting of sister drillings at NorthGRIP and EPICA Dome C within the European ice-coring community. The progress of the drilling operation is described within the context of three parallel, deep-drilling operations, the problems that occurred and the solutions we developed. Modified procedures are described, such as the monitoring of penetration rate via cable weight rather than motor torque, and modifications to the system (e.g. closing the openings at the lower end of the outer barrel to reduce the
risk of immersing the drill in highly concentrated chip suspension). Parameters of the drilling (e.g. core-break force, cutter pitch, chips balance, liquid level, core production rate and piece number) are discussed. We also review the operational mode, particularly in the context of achieved core length and piece length, which have to be optimized for drilling efficiency and core quality respectively. We conclude with recommendations addressing the design of the chip-collection openings and strictly limiting the cable-load drop with respect to the load at the start of the run.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute > Climate and Environmental Physics |
UniBE Contributor: |
Kaufmann, Patrik, Schmitt, Jochen |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 530 Physics |
ISSN: |
0260-3055 |
Publisher: |
International Glaciological Society |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Doris Rätz |
Date Deposited: |
01 May 2015 14:35 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:46 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3189/2014AoG68A189 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.68460 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/68460 |
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