Continental Scientific Drilling : A Decade of Progress, and Challenges for the Future /
Contributor(s): Harms, Ulrich [editor.] | Koeberl, Christian [editor.] | Zoback, Mark D [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.Description: X, 366 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783540687788.Subject(s): Earth sciences | Geochemistry | Geology | Geophysics | Geotechnical engineering | Climate change | Ecotoxicology | Earth Sciences | Geology | Geophysics/Geodesy | Geochemistry | Climate Change | Ecotoxicology | Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth SciencesDDC classification: 551 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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History and Status of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program -- Climate Dynamics and Global Environments: A Community Vision for the Next Decade in ICDP -- Continental Drilling and the Study of Impact Craters and Processes — an ICDP Perspective -- The GeoBiosphere -- Active Volcanic Systems -- Scientific Drilling of Active Faults: Past and Future -- Hotspot Volcanoes and Large Igneous Provinces -- Convergent Plate Boundaries and Collision Zones -- Natural Resources.
Scientific drilling is an indispensable tool of modern Earth science - search, as it provides the only means of obtaining direct information on processes operating at depth. Drilling allows for the determination of - situ properties of solid materials and fluids and permits testing of hypot- ses and models derived from surface observations. In addition, drill holes may be used as a natural laboratory for experiments and as observatories for long-term monitoring of on-going active processes. Earth drilling, therefore, plays a critical role in scientific research directed towards - proved understanding of the workings of our planet and has a key role in solving urgent socio-economic problems. As a rule, drilling projects are an integral component of major geosci- tific research programs, comprising comprehensive pre-site investigations, accompanying laboratory studies, the drilling phase itself, and consecutive measurements and tests in the drill hole. Such drilling programs are costly and thus only realizable to a limited extent. International cost sharing, the optimal utilization of all available resources, the incorporation of inter- tional leading experts, and the application of the existing know-how, as well as the selection of an optimal drilling location (“World Geological Site”), are thus essential elements of an international scientific drilling p- gram.
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