EPICA Dronning Maud Land EDML ice core drilling protocol

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We report on the EPICA Dronning Maud Land (East Antarctica) deep drilling operation. Starting with the scientific questions that led to the outline of the EPICA project, we introduce the setting of sister drillings at NorthGRIP and EPICA Dome C within the European ice-coring community. The progress of the drilling operation is described within the context of three parallel, deep-drilling operations, the problems that occurred and the solutions we developed. Modified procedures are described, such as the monitoring of penetration rate via cable weight rather than motor torque, and modifications to the system (e.g. closing the openings at the lower end of the outer barrel to reduce the risk of immersing the drill in highly concentrated chip suspension). Parameters of the drilling (e.g. core-break force, cutter pitch, chips balance, liquid level, core production rate and piece number) are discussed. We also review the operational mode, particularly in the context of achieved core length and piece length, which have to be optimized for drilling efficiency and core quality respectively. We conclude with recommendations addressing the design of the chip-collection openings and strictly limiting the cable-load drop with respect to the load at the start of the run.

DEPTH, ice/snow [m] = Drilled depth, measured cable length. For offset to core depth refer to reference.

Supplement to: Wilhelms, Frank; Miller, Heinz; Gerasimoff, Michael D; Drücker, Cord; Frenzel, Andreas; Fritzsche, Diedrich; Grobe, Hannes; Hansen, Steffen Bo; Hilmarsson, Sverrir Æ; Hoffmann, Georg; Hörnby, Kerstin; Jaeschke, Andrea; Jakobsdottir, Steinunn S; Juckschat, Paul; Karsten, Achim; Karsten, Lorenz; Kaufmann, Patrik R; Karlin, Torbjörn; Kohlberg, Eberhard; Kleffel, Guido; Lambrecht, Anja; Lambrecht, Astrid; Lawer, Gunther; Schärmeli, Ivan; Schmitt, Jochen; Sheldon, Simon G; Takata, Morimasa; Trenke, Marcus; Twarloh, Birthe; Valero Delgado, Fernando; Wilhelms-Dick, Dorothee (2014): The EPICA Dronning Maud Land deep drilling operation. Annals of Glaciology, 55(68), 355-366

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.841035
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.3189/2014AoG68A189
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2013.09.009
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Creator Wilhelms, Frank ORCID logo; Miller, Heinz; Gerasimoff, Michael D (ORCID: 0000-0001-5024-153X); Drücker, Cord; Frenzel, Andreas; Fritzsche, Diedrich ORCID logo; Grobe, Hannes ORCID logo; Hansen, Steffen Bo; Hilmarsson, Sverrir Æ; Hoffmann, Georg; Hörnby, Kerstin; Jaeschke, Andrea ORCID logo; Jakobsdottir, Steinunn S; Juckschat, Paul; Karsten, Achim; Karsten, Lorenz; Kaufmann, Patrik R; Karlin, Torbjörn; Kohlberg, Eberhard; Kleffel, Guido; Lambrecht, Anja; Lambrecht, Astrid; Lawer, Gunther; Schärmeli, Ivan; Schmitt, Jochen ORCID logo; Sheldon, Simon G; Takata, Morimasa; Trenke, Marcus; Twarloh, Birthe; Valero Delgado, Fernando; Wilhelms-Dick, Dorothee
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2014
Funding Reference Fifth Framework Programme https://doi.org/10.13039/100011104 Crossref Funder ID EVK2-CT-2000-00077 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/EVK2-CT-2000-00077 European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica; Fourth Framework Programme https://doi.org/10.13039/100011105 Crossref Funder ID ENV4980702 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/ENV4980702 European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica
Rights Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
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Language English
Resource Type Supplementary Dataset; Dataset
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Size 14880 data points
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (0.068 LON, -75.002 LAT)
Temporal Coverage Begin 2001-01-10T00:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2006-01-17T00:00:00Z