R. Mulvaney, Julius Rix, S. Polfrey, M. Grieman, C. Martín, Christoph Nehrbass-Ahles, Isobel F. Rowell, R. Tuckwell, E. Wolff
{"title":"Ice drilling on Skytrain Ice Rise and Sherman Island, Antarctica","authors":"R. Mulvaney, Julius Rix, S. Polfrey, M. Grieman, C. Martín, Christoph Nehrbass-Ahles, Isobel F. Rowell, R. Tuckwell, E. Wolff","doi":"10.1017/aog.2021.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2021.7","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract To understand the long-term climate and glaciological evolution of the ice sheet in the region bordering the Weddell Sea, the British Antarctic Survey has undertaken a series of successful ice core projects drilling to bedrock on Berkner Island, James Ross Island and the Fletcher Promontory. A new project, WACSWAIN, seeks to increase this knowledge by further drilling to bedrock on two further ice rises in this region. In a single-season project, an ice core was recovered to bedrock at 651 m on Skytrain Ice Rise using an ice core drill in a fluid-filled borehole. In a second season, a rapid access drill was used to recover ice chips to 323 m on Sherman Island in a dry borehole, though failing to reach the bedrock which was at an estimated depth of 428 m.","PeriodicalId":8211,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Glaciology","volume":"62 1","pages":"311 - 323"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/aog.2021.7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43216230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recoverable Autonomous Sonde for subglacial lakes exploration: heating control system design","authors":"Haibin Yu, Tianxing Zhu, Xiao Jiang, Yongzhen Tang, Xiaodong Li, Chong Li, Shengmiao Huang, Jianguang Shi, Youhong Sun, P. Talalay, Xiaopeng Fan, Xiao Li, Yazhou Li, Shi-lin Peng","doi":"10.1017/aog.2021.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2021.5","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Drilling and sampling are the most direct and effective methods available to study Antarctic subglacial lakes. Based on the Philberth probe, a Recoverable Autonomous Sonde (RECAS) allows for in situ lake water measurement and sampling, through the addition of an upper thermal tip and a cable recoiling mechanism. RECAS-200, a prototype of RECAS, has a drilling depth of 200 m, a surface supply voltage of 800 VAC and a downhole power of ~9.6 kW during drilling. In this study, a heating control system for RECAS-200 was designed. The system avoids the need for high-power step-down converters, by separating heating power from control power, thereby reducing the overall weight of the probe and avoiding the need to increase cable diameter. We also introduce a self-developed, small, solid-state, 800 VAC power regulator and a fuzzy PID temperature control algorithm. Their purpose was to manage the power adjustment of each heating element and to provide closed-loop temperature control of certain heating elements which can easily burn out due to overheating. Test results indicated that the proposed RECAS-200 heating control system met all our design specifications and could be easily assembled into the RECAS-200 probe.","PeriodicalId":8211,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Glaciology","volume":"62 1","pages":"280 - 292"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/aog.2021.5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45804266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aleksei V. Turkeev, N. I. Vasilev, V. Lipenkov, A. Bolshunov, A. Ekaykin, A. Dmitriev, Dmitrii A. Vasilev
{"title":"Drilling the new 5G-5 branch hole at Vostok Station for collecting a replicate core of old meteoric ice","authors":"Aleksei V. Turkeev, N. I. Vasilev, V. Lipenkov, A. Bolshunov, A. Ekaykin, A. Dmitriev, Dmitrii A. Vasilev","doi":"10.1017/aog.2021.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2021.4","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Recent studies have shown that stratigraphically disturbed meteoric ice bedded at Vostok Station between 3318 and 3539 m dates back to 1.2 Ma BP and possibly beyond. As part of the VOICE (Vostok Oldest Ice Challenge) initiative, a new deviation from parent hole 5G-1 was made at depths of 3270–3291 m in the 2018/19 austral season with the aim of obtaining a replicate core of the old ice. Sidetracking was initiated using the standard KEMS-132 electromechanical drill routinely employed for deep ice coring at Vostok, without significant changes to its initial design. Here we describe the method and operating procedures for replicate coring at a targeted depth in an existing slant hole, involving the use of a cable-suspended electromechanical drill. The design of the milling cutter head used for sidetracking is presented. The performance characteristics and the experience of drilling branch-hole 5G-5 at Vostok are described and discussed.","PeriodicalId":8211,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Glaciology","volume":"62 1","pages":"305 - 310"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/aog.2021.4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43758013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhengyi Hu, G. Shi, P. Talalay, Yuansheng Li, Xiaopeng Fan, C. An, Nan Zhang, Chuanjin Li, Ke Liu, Jinhai Yu, Cheng Yang, B. Li, Bowen Liu, T. Ma
{"title":"Deep ice-core drilling to 800 m at Dome A in East Antarctica","authors":"Zhengyi Hu, G. Shi, P. Talalay, Yuansheng Li, Xiaopeng Fan, C. An, Nan Zhang, Chuanjin Li, Ke Liu, Jinhai Yu, Cheng Yang, B. Li, Bowen Liu, T. Ma","doi":"10.1017/aog.2021.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2021.2","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A deep ice core was drilled at Dome A, Antarctic Plateau, East Antarctica, which started with the installation of a casing in January 2012 and reached 800.8 m in January 2017. To date, a total of 337 successful ice-core drilling runs have been conducted, including 118 runs to drill the pilot hole. The total drilling time was 52 days, of which eight days were required for drilling down and reaming the pilot hole, and 44 days for deep ice coring. The average penetration depths of individual runs were 1 and 3.1 m for the pilot hole drilling and deep ice coring, respectively. The quality of the ice cores was imperfect in the brittle zone (650−800 m). Some of the troubles encountered are discussed for reference, such as armoured cable knotting, screws falling into the hole bottom, and damaged parts, among others.","PeriodicalId":8211,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Glaciology","volume":"62 1","pages":"293 - 304"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/aog.2021.2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42731183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Jiskoot, D. Dahl-Jensen, Nicolas Eckert, F. Pattyn, R. Greve, T. Popp, S. B. Hansen, P. Talalay, O. Alemany, K. Kawamura, Keith Makinson, H. Motoyama, K. Nielsen, J. Schwander, Kristina R. Slawny, F. Wilhelms, G. Flowers, C. Hulbe, J. Stroeve, A. Leeson
{"title":"AOG volume 62 issue 84 Cover and Front matter","authors":"H. Jiskoot, D. Dahl-Jensen, Nicolas Eckert, F. Pattyn, R. Greve, T. Popp, S. B. Hansen, P. Talalay, O. Alemany, K. Kawamura, Keith Makinson, H. Motoyama, K. Nielsen, J. Schwander, Kristina R. Slawny, F. Wilhelms, G. Flowers, C. Hulbe, J. Stroeve, A. Leeson","doi":"10.1017/aog.2021.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2021.11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8211,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Glaciology","volume":"62 1","pages":"f1 - f3"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/aog.2021.11","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42402235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"AOG volume 62 issue 84 Cover and Back matter","authors":"","doi":"10.1017/aog.2021.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2021.12","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8211,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Glaciology","volume":" ","pages":"b1 - b1"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/aog.2021.12","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42163699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shi-lin Peng, Xiao Jiang, Yong Tang, Chong Li, Xiaodong Li, Shengmiao Huang, Tianxing Zhu, Jianguang Shi, Youhong Sun, P. Talalay, Xiaopeng Fan, Nan Zhang, B. Li, D. Gong, Haibin Yu
{"title":"Recoverable autonomous sonde for subglacial lake exploration: electronic control system design","authors":"Shi-lin Peng, Xiao Jiang, Yong Tang, Chong Li, Xiaodong Li, Shengmiao Huang, Tianxing Zhu, Jianguang Shi, Youhong Sun, P. Talalay, Xiaopeng Fan, Nan Zhang, B. Li, D. Gong, Haibin Yu","doi":"10.1017/aog.2021.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2021.1","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Subglacial lake exploration is of great interest to the science community. RECoverable Autonomous Sonde (RECAS) provides an exploration tool to measure and sample subglacial lake environments while the subglacial lake remains isolated from the glacier surface and atmosphere. This paper presents an electronic control system design of 200 m prototype of RECAS. The proposed electronic control system consists of a surface system, a downhole control system, and a power transfer and communication system. The downhole control system is the core element of RECAS, and is responsible for sonde status monitoring, sonde motion control, subglacial water sampling and in situ analysis. A custom RS485 temperature sensor was developed to cater for the limited size and depth requirements of the system. We adopted a humidity-based measurement to monitor for a housing leak. This condition is because standard leak detection monitoring of water conductivity may be inapplicable to pure ice in Antarctica. A water sampler control board was designed to control the samplers and monitor the on/off state. A high-definition camera system with built-in storage and self-heating ability was designed to perform the video recording in the subglacial lake. The proposed electronic control system is proven effective after a series of tests.","PeriodicalId":8211,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Glaciology","volume":"62 1","pages":"263 - 279"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/aog.2021.1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43841380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Keith Makinson, P. Anker, J. Garcés, D. J. Goodger, S. Polfrey, Julius Rix, Alejandro Silva, A. Smith, J. Uribe, R. Zamora
{"title":"Development of a clean hot water drill to access Subglacial Lake CECs, West Antarctica","authors":"Keith Makinson, P. Anker, J. Garcés, D. J. Goodger, S. Polfrey, Julius Rix, Alejandro Silva, A. Smith, J. Uribe, R. Zamora","doi":"10.1017/aog.2020.88","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2020.88","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Recent drilling successes on Rutford Ice Stream in West Antarctica demonstrate the viability of hot water drilling subglacial access holes to depths >2000 m. Having techniques to access deep subglacial environments reliably paves the way for subglacial lake exploration beneath the thick central West Antarctic Ice Sheet. An ideal candidate lake, overlain by ~2650 m of ice, identified by Centro de Estudios Científicos (CECs), Chile, has led to collaboration with British Antarctic Survey to access Subglacial Lake CECs (SLCECs). To conform with the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research code of conduct, which provides a guide to responsible scientific exploration and stewardship of these pristine systems, any access drilling must minimise all aspects of contamination and disturbance of the subglacial environment. To meet these challenges, along with thicker ice and 2000 m elevation, pumping and water treatment systems developed for the Subglacial Lake Ellsworth project, together with new diesel generators, additional water heating and longer drill hose, are currently being integrated with the BEAMISH hot water drill. A dedicated test season near SLCECs will commission the new clean hot water drill, with testing and validation of all clean operating procedures. A subsequent season will then access SLCECs cleanly.","PeriodicalId":8211,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Glaciology","volume":"62 1","pages":"250 - 262"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/aog.2020.88","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41563107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carson W. I. McAfee, Julius Rix, S. Quirk, P. Anker, A. Brisbourne, Keith Makinson
{"title":"Non-contact measurement system for hot water drilled ice boreholes","authors":"Carson W. I. McAfee, Julius Rix, S. Quirk, P. Anker, A. Brisbourne, Keith Makinson","doi":"10.1017/aog.2020.85","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2020.85","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A programmable borehole measurement system was deployed in hot water drilled ice holes during the ‘Bed Access and Monitoring of Ice Sheet History’ (BEAMISH) project to drill to the bed of the Rutford Ice Stream in West Antarctica. This system operates autonomously (no live data) after deployment, and records borehole diameter (non-contact measurement), water column pressure, heading and inclination. Three cameras, two sideways looking and one vertical, are also included for visual inspection of hole integrity and sediments. The system is small, lightweight (~35.5 kg) and low power using only 6 ‘D’ cell sized lithium batteries, making it ideal for transport and use in remote field sites. The system is 2.81 m long and 165 mm in diameter, and can be deployed attached to the drill hose for measurements during drilling or on its own deployment line afterwards. The full system is discussed in detail, highlighting design strengths and weaknesses. Data from the BEAMISH project are also presented in the form of camera images showing hole integrity, and sensor data used to calculate borehole diameter through the full length of the hole. These data are used to show confidence in hole verticality and subsurface cavity development and connection.","PeriodicalId":8211,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Glaciology","volume":"62 1","pages":"223 - 232"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/aog.2020.85","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47140393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yazhou Li, Xiaopeng Fan, P. Talalay, Yinke Dou, Siyu Lu, Shi-chang Kang, Xiao Li, Jialin Hong
{"title":"Shallow hot-point drill system for active layer temperature measurement along Zhongshan–Dome A traverse, Antarctica","authors":"Yazhou Li, Xiaopeng Fan, P. Talalay, Yinke Dou, Siyu Lu, Shi-chang Kang, Xiao Li, Jialin Hong","doi":"10.1017/aog.2020.87","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2020.87","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In glaciology, snow–firn temperature at 10 m is considered a representation of the mean annual air temperature at the surface (MAAT) of the studied site. Although MAAT is an important parameter in ice-sheet investigations, it has not been widely measured in Antarctica. To measure the 10 m snow–firn temperature in Antarctica, a shallow hot-point drill system is designed. In this simple and lightweight system, a hot-point drill can melt boreholes with a diameter of 34 mm in the snow–firn to a depth of 30 m and a temperature sensors string can measure the borehole temperature precisely. In the 2018/19 field season, 16 boreholes along the Zhongshan–Dome A traverse were drilled, and the borehole temperature was measured. Although certain problems existed pertaining to the hot-point drill, a total depth of ~244 m was successfully drilled at an average penetration rate of ~10 m h−1. After borehole drilling, ~12–15 h were generally required for the borehole to achieve thermal equilibrium with the surroundings. Preliminary results demonstrated that the 10 m snow–firn temperature along the traverse route was affected by the increasing altitude and latitude, and it decreased gradually with an increase in the distance from Zhongshan station.","PeriodicalId":8211,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Glaciology","volume":"62 1","pages":"157 - 165"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2021-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1017/aog.2020.87","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49230782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}