Ice Coring System

Availability

Open by arrangement
Use after training
Use by agreement

Equipment Summary

Specification:
MARK II 9cm Coring System with 9 extensions
4 stroke Engine

Usage:
Firn core retrieval to depths of about 12m

Key Contact

Wolfgang Rack; School of Earth and Environment

Associated Groups

Gateway Antarctica

Associated Projects

Antarctic sea ice thickness: harbinger of change in the Southern Ocean
Polar Cryosphere Remote Sensing - Investigation of Snow and Ice Poperties at Land and Sea to Improve Remotely Sensed Mass Balance Observations
Remote Sensing Study of Glaciers in the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM) within the program PACaFI (Past Antarctic Climate and Future Implications)