Core drilling through Ross Ice Shelf

Title Core drilling through Ross Ice Shelf
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year
1979
Author(s) Igor A Zotikov , Victor Zagorodnov, Raikovsky JV
Journal/ Publication
Antarctic Journal of the United States
Volume
14
Issue
5
Pagination
63-64
Abstract

During the 1978-79 field season, we performed core drilling through the Ross Ice Shelf at site J-9 as part of the Ross Ice Shelf Project (RIsP) and recovered a continuous core with a diameter of eight centimeters through the 416-meter-thick ice shelf.

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Categories Subglacial Access, Thermal Drilling
Equipment Electrothermal (ET/ETED/ATED) Drills
Citation Igor A Zotikov , Victor Zagorodnov, Raikovsky JV ( 1979 ) Core drilling through Ross Ice Shelf. Antarctic Journal of the United States , 14 , 5 , 63-64 .
Lead Author
Igor A Zotikov