Core handling and processing for the WAIS Divide ice-core project
| Title | Core handling and processing for the WAIS Divide ice-core project |
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| Publication Type |
Journal Article
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| Year |
2014
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| Author(s) | Joseph M Souney , Mark S Twickler, Geoffrey M Hargreaves, Brian M Bencivengo, Matthew J Kippenhan, Jay A Johnson, Eric D Cravens, Peter D Neff, Richard M Nunn, Anais J Orsi, Trevor J Popp, John F Rhoades, Bruce H Vaughn, Donald E Voigt, Gifford J Wong, Kendrick C Taylor |
| Journal/ Publication |
Annals of Glaciology
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| Volume |
55
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| Issue |
68
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| Pagination |
15-26
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| Abstract |
On 1 December 2011 the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice-core project reached its final depth of 3405 m. The WAIS Divide ice core is not only the longest US ice core to date, but is also the highest-quality deep ice core, including ice from the brittle ice zone, that the US has ever recovered. The methods used at WAIS Divide to handle and log the drilled ice, the procedures used to safely retrograde the ice back to the US National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL) and the methods used to process and sample the ice at the NICL are described and discussed. |
| DOI |
10.3189/2014AoG68A008
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| URL | |
| Special Collections | International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology Series, 7th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology, WAIS Divide Ice Core Project |
| Categories | Brittle Ice, Deep Drilling, Field Logistics/Camps, Ice Core Processing/Storage/Quality |
| Equipment | Deep Ice Sheet Coring (DISC) Drill |
| Citation | Joseph M Souney , Mark S Twickler, Geoffrey M Hargreaves, Brian M Bencivengo, Matthew J Kippenhan, Jay A Johnson, Eric D Cravens, Peter D Neff, Richard M Nunn, Anais J Orsi, Trevor J Popp, John F Rhoades, Bruce H Vaughn, Donald E Voigt, Gifford J Wong, Kendrick C Taylor ( 2014 ) Core handling and processing for the WAIS Divide ice-core project. Annals of Glaciology , 55 , 68 , 15-26 . doi: 10.3189/2014AoG68A008 |
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