A Steam-Operated Drill Used by the 14th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (1972-1974)

Renji NARUSE; Yosio SUZUKI

doi:10.15094/00007814

Antarctic Record (Aug 1975)

A Steam-Operated Drill Used by the 14th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (1972-1974)

Renji NARUSE,
Yosio SUZUKI

Affiliations

Renji NARUSE: The Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University
Yosio SUZUKI: The Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15094/00007814
Journal volume & issue: no. 53
pp. 53 – 56

Abstract

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A steam-operated drill similar to that of S. M. HODGE was used to measure 10m snow temperature at Mizuho Plateau, East Antarctica, in 1973/74. The average drilling time for firn was 22 min (depth 10m, diameter 3cm, firn temperature about -20℃).

Published in Antarctic Record

ISSN: 0085-7289 (Print); 2432-079X (Online)
Publisher: National Institute of Polar Research
Country of publisher: Japan
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Geography (General)
Website: http://www.nipr.ac.jp/library/en/ar/index.html

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