Description du livre
This book provides a review of mechanical ice drilling
technology, including the design, parameters, and performance of various tools
and drills for making holes in snow, firn and ice. The material presents the historical
development of ice drilling tools and devices from the first experience taken
place more than 170 years ago to the present day and focuses on the modern
vision of ice drilling technology. It is illustrated with numerous pictures, many of them published for the first time. This book is intended for specialists
in ice core sciences, drilling engineers, glaciologists, and can be useful for
high-school students and other readers who are very interested in engineering
and cold regions technology.