Coring | Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists

Our First Coring Attempt

By Rob Dunbar · January 20, 2010 ·

ABOARD THE JOIDES RESOLUTION, OFF THE COAST OF WILKES LAND, ANTARCTICA– Here we see our very first try at drilling a hole in the seafloor 3800 meters below the ship – the first real work of the expedition and the first time any attempt has been made to drill at this spot... {Read More »}

Lake Coring in Greenland & NYC

By Billy D'Andrea · June 12, 2008 ·

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PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND-- Lake sediments are perfect for investigating past environments and climate change. But when your study lake is frozen over and the sediments lie more than 100 feet down, extracting them takes some ingenuity... {Read More »}