Open AccessThe mechanized ‘Gik’ corer: seven years of use and improvement
Author(s) -
VISSET LIONEL,
HAURAY GERARD
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
boreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.95
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1502-3885
pISSN - 0300-9483
DOI - 10.1111/j.1502-3885.1988.tb00964.x
Subject(s) - coring , geology , bog , peat , mining engineering , archaeology , hydrology (agriculture) , geotechnical engineering , engineering , geography , mechanical engineering , drilling
Since 1980 the authors have been using a mechanized Gik corer for coring in marshlands and peat bogs. Final modifications to the equipment are described and shown in photographs and drawings.