Ice core drilling on a high-elevation accumulation zone of Trambau Glacier in the Nepal Himalaya

We drilled an 81.2-m-long ice core in the accumulation area (5860 m a.s.l.) of Trambau Glacier in the Rolwaling region during October–November 2019. The drilling operation was conducted with a lightweight electro-mechanical drill system after two reconnaissance fieldworks in 2017 and 2018, during wh...

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Main Authors: Akane Tsushima, Morihiro Miyahara, Tetsuhide Yamasaki, Nao Esashi, Yota Sato, Rijan B. Kayastha, Ang J. B. Lama Sherpa, Masaki Sano, Koji Fujita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-09-01
Series:Annals of Glaciology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S026030552100015X/type/journal_article