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ANtarctic geological DRILLing (ANDRILL) drilling rig

Entry ID: ANDRILL_drilling_rig

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Summary

Abstract: Development of a new capability for recovery of stratigraphic and rock samples
from Antarctica. The ANDRILL (ANtarctic geological DRILLing) Program has a new
drilling rig and system to recover rock and sediment core from the Antarctic
shelf. The new drilling rig operates from a floating ice platform (sea-ice or
ice shelf) and can function in water depths up to 1000 m and ...

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Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE

LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

DRILLING PLATFORMS

Instrument

CORING DEVICES

ROCK CORERS

SEDIMENT CORERS

Project

ANDRILL > Antarctic Drilling Program

Data Set Progress

PLANNED

Data Center

Antarctic Drilling Program, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Data Center URL: http://andrill.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: DAVID MICHAEL HARWOOD Phone: 402-472-6745 Fax: 402-472-6724 Email: dharwood1.unl.edu Contact Address: ANDRILL Science Management Office 126 Bessey Hall University of Nebraska-Lincoln City: Lincoln Province or State: NE Postal Code: 68588-0341 Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-12-19

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-07-09

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