The James Ross Island and the Fletcher Promontory ice-core drilling projects

Title The James Ross Island and the Fletcher Promontory ice-core drilling projects
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year
2014
Author(s) Robert Mulvaney , Jack Triest, Olivier Alemany
Journal/ Publication
Annals of Glaciology
Volume
55
Issue
68
Pagination
179-188
Abstract

Following on from the successful project to recover an ice core to bedrock on Berkner Island, similar drilling equipment and logistics were used on two further projects to recover ice cores to bedrock in the Antarctic Peninsula. At James Ross Island, a ship- and helicopter-supported project drilled to bedrock at 363 m depth in a single season, while a Twin Otter-supported project drilled to bedrock at 654m depth, again in a single season, from Fletcher Promontory. In both new projects, drilling was from the surface, with the infrastructure enclosed in a tent, using an uncased, partially fluid-filled, borehole.

DOI
10.3189/2014AoG68A044
URL
Special Collections International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology Series, 7th International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology
Categories Drilling with Low Fluid Column Height, Field Logistics/Camps, Ice Core Processing/Storage/Quality, Intermediate-/Medium-Depth Drills
Equipment BAS EM Drills
Citation Robert Mulvaney , Jack Triest, Olivier Alemany ( 2014 ) The James Ross Island and the Fletcher Promontory ice-core drilling projects. Annals of Glaciology , 55 , 68 , 179-188 . doi: 10.3189/2014AoG68A044
Lead Author
Robert Mulvaney