Drilling to Observe Subglacial Conditions and Sliding Motion
| Title | Drilling to Observe Subglacial Conditions and Sliding Motion |
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| Publication Type |
Conference Proceedings
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| Year |
1976
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| Author(s) | William D Harrison , Barclay Kamb |
| Journal/ Publication |
Ice-Core Drilling (ed. J.F. Splettstoesser), University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE
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| Pagination |
37-43
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| ISSN |
0-8032-5843-7
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| Abstract |
Our ignorance of what happens at the bed of a glacier is the outstanding problem in glacier flow, and serious drilling efforts are necessary for its solution. Some of the problems encountered in a small-scale drilling project to make observations at the bed of a glacier are discussed. These include the problems of thermal and cable-tool drilling and bailing in dirty, actively-deforming temperate ice using back-packable equipment, the problems of borehole photography and water turbidity, and the possible effect of the borehole on the conditions observed. |
| File | |
| Special Collections | International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology Series, 1st International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology |
| Categories | Englacial Debris/Rock Glaciers, Hot-Point Drills, Subglacial Access, Thermal Drilling |
| Equipment | Electrothermal (ET/ETED/ATED) Drills |
| Citation | William D Harrison , Barclay Kamb ( 1976 ) Drilling to Observe Subglacial Conditions and Sliding Motion. Ice-Core Drilling (ed. J.F. Splettstoesser), University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE , 37-43 . |
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