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A remote sampling device for under‐ice water, bottom biota, and sediments 1
Author(s) -
King Eric W.,
Everitt David A.
Publication year - 1980
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.1980.25.5.0935
Subject(s) - auger , underwater , sampling (signal processing) , suction , biota , geology , sediment , ice water , environmental science , remote sensing , oceanography , geomorphology , geotechnical engineering , meteorology , ecology , engineering , optics , physics , biology , mechanical engineering , detector
A sediment and water sampler designed for use through surface ice uses the principle of mechanical suction. It can he deployed through a hole of 11.09‐cm diameter which can be drilled easily in thick ice with a Sipre ice auger.