Workshop on Subglacial Rock Drilling, June 19-20, 1997, Pasadena, California

这一奖项是对一年来支持在南极召开冰下岩石钻探研讨会的支持。只有2%的南极领土是无冰的，可以直接进行地质采样和研究。许多研究领域都需要知道冰盖下有哪些岩石和沉积物。大多数导致快速冰流的过程都位于冰盖的底部，涉及到基础条件和基础物质。事实上，活火山活动可能是西南极冰盖动态的一个关键因素。此外，许多古生物记录储存在冰盖下，无法直接取样。因此，迫切需要在冰层中钻取通道孔，以便为研究基础地质和基础条件提供样品。关于冰下钻探的讲习班将引起科学界的兴趣和需要，并将对目前可用的技术进行评估。需要收集所有各方的额外要求，以便开发的技术将用于广泛的利益。这次讲习班的成果将是一项执行计划，该计划将更详细地阐明如何实现对冰下岩石钻探感兴趣的不同群体的具体科学目标。

This award is for one year of support to convene a workshop on subglacial rock drilling in the Antarctic. Only 2% of the Antarctic territory is ice-free and accessible to direct geological sampling and research. Many areas of research have a need to know what kinds of rocks and sediments occur beneath the ice sheet. Most of the processes that lead to fast ice streaming flow are located at the base of the ice sheet and involve basal conditions and basal materials. In fact, active volcanism may be a crucial element of the dynamics of the West Antarctic ice sheet. In addition, much of the paleontological record is stored beneath the ice sheet and is inaccessible to direct sampling. Hence the need seems to be great for drilling access boreholes through the ice to get samples for studying the basal geology and basal conditions. A workshop on subglacial drilling will bring out the interest and need from the scientific community and will allow for an assessment of the presently available technologies. Additional requirements from all parties need to be gathered so that the technology that is developed will be of use for a wide range of interests. The outcome of this workshop will be an implementation plan that will spell out in more detail how to reach the specific scientific goals of the different groups interested in subglacial rock drilling.