ANtarctic geological DRILLing (ANDRILL) drilling rig

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Title: ANtarctic geological DRILLing (ANDRILL) drilling rig

Description:

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 recover up to 1000 m of sediment core (> 95% core recovery). This new system builds on the success of the Cape Roberts Project. A diamond bit, wire-line system with re-circulating mud and riser system ensures high % core recovery. This drilling system will be first employed in Antarctica during years 2006 and 2007 as part of the McMurdo Ice Shelf Project (MIS) and the Southern McMurdo Sound Project (SMS), descriptions of which are available at site http://andrill.org/. The MIS Project will access the water column and sea-floor through a 130 m-thick ice shelf. No data are yet available, because drilling has not yet started. This entry is to note the availability of the new tool for Antarctic geological exploration.

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Status:

Progress: Planned

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > BIOGENIC SEDIMENTS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENTATION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > ISOTOPES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > MICROFOSSILS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > SEDIMENTS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOCHEMISTRY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMAGNETISM > MAGNETIC FIELD > MAGNETIC DECLINATION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMAGNETISM

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > TECTONICS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE GEOPHYSICS > PLATE TECTONICS

Theme_Keyword: DRILLING PLATFORMS

Theme_Keyword: CORING DEVICES

Theme_Keyword: ROCK CORERS

Theme_Keyword: SEDIMENT CORERS

Theme_Keyword: ANDRILL > ANTARCTIC DRILLING PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

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Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: UNE-L/ANDRILL > Antarctic Drilling Program, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Contact_Person: DAVID MICHAEL HARWOOD

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: ANDRILL Science Management Office

Address: 126 Bessey Hall

Address: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

City: Lincoln

State_or_Province: NE

Postal_Code: 68588-0341

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 402-472-6745

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 402-472-6724

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dharwood1.unl.edu

Resource_Description: ANDRILL_drilling_rig

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http://andrill.org

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

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http://andrill.org/

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Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20051219

Metadata_Review_Date: 20100709

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GCMD User Support Office

Contact_Organization: NASA Global Change Master Directory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Not Available

City: Lanham

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20706

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not Available

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time