A Workshop to Examine the Application of Scientific Drillingto the Solution of Antarctic Earth-Science Objectives

这笔赠款用于支持一个讲习班，以审查科学钻探在解决南极一系列广泛的地球科学问题方面的应用。南极大陆98%的面积都被冰雪覆盖。在南极，为地层学、地球物理和冰川学目的进行钻探等先进技术的应用，将是对美国研究能力的重要补充。这项努力是响应国家科学院的建议（《南极固体地球科学研究，下一个十年及以后的指南》，1987年）。该讲习班计划于1988年春季在俄亥俄州哥伦布举行，将为科学目的召集冰/岩石钻探所有阶段的专家。这次会议是南极地球科学研究计划的一个重要方面，并将为该领域的未来研究指明新的方向。

This grant is in support of a workshop to examine the application of scientific drilling to the solution of a wide array of earth science problems in the Antarctic. In the Antarctic, where 98 percent of the continent is encased in ice, the application of advanced technologies, such as drilling for stratigraphic, geophysical and glaciological objectives, will be an important addition to U.S. research capabilities. This effort is in response to recommendations by the National Academy of Sciences ("Antarctic Solid-Earth Sciences Research, A Guide for the Next Decade and Beyond," 1987). The workshop is planned for the spring of 1988 in Columbus, Ohio, and will bring together experts in all phases of ice/rock drilling for scientific objectives. The meeting is an important aspect of the Antarctic geoscience research program and will point to new directions for future research in this area.