Recommendations for a
U.S. Ice Coring Program
NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.
November 1986
Table of Contents
ad hoc Panel on Polar Ice Coring
Committee on
Glaciology
Polar Research
Board
Commission
on Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Resources
Preface
Contents
Executive Summary
· Scientific Program and Goals
· Management Elements
· Scientific Planning and Technical Elements
· Recommendations for Implementation
· Action Plan
Scientific Motivation for
Ice Coring
State of Current Effort
· Organization
· Ice Core Drilling
· Ice Core Analysis Techniques
· Ice Core Storage
· Logistics
Elements of an Ice Coring
Program in the United States
· Outline of Requirements
· Ice Coring Capabilities
· Ice Analysis Techniques
· Supporting Measurements and Modeling
· Ice Core Storage
· Scientific Interfaces and Planning
· Management Guidelines
· International Cooperation
Recommendations for an Ice
Coring and Analysis Program (ICAP)
· Scope of the Scientific Program
· Recommendations for Implementation
Action Plan
References
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