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Modifications to the Mackereth corer
Author(s) -
Barton C. E.,
Burden F. R.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1979.24.5.0977
Subject(s) - quaternary , orientation (vector space) , geology , work (physics) , field (mathematics) , mineralogy , archaeology , paleontology , engineering , geography , geometry , mathematics , mechanical engineering , pure mathematics
The 6‐m Mackereth corer has proved excellent for many aspects of Quaternary research, particularly in the growing field of paleormagnetic work on lake sediments. A 12‐m version of the corer is described together with a magnetic orientation system.