• DocumentCode
    1226469
  • Title

    Victor Zagorodnov: Getting high on glaciers [drilling equipment]

  • Author

    Sweet, W.

  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    23
  • Lastpage
    24
  • Abstract
    Victor Zagorodnov designs lightweight and highly efficient ice-drilling equipment for use at very high altitudes. He works at Ohio State University\´s Byrd Polar Research Center, in Columbus, and "on the fly" on mountain peaks in South and North America, in the Himalayas, and on Mt. Kilimanjaro. As an engineer and scientist with the world\´s premier team of experts on tropical glaciers; helps advance a science that is revolutionizing knowledge about the earth\´s past and future; stretches his physical and mental faculties to the limit under challenging conditions.
  • Keywords
    climatology; drilling; history; ice; Victor Zagorodnov; climate history; drilling expedition; drilling technology; ice core extraction; ice-drilling equipment; Arctic; Drilling; Engine cylinders; Geoscience; Helium; Hydrology; Ice; Marine technology; Oceans; Snow;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2005.1389506
  • Filename
    1389506