A remote controlled freeze corer for sampling unconsolidated surface sediments

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 295-303

  Lotter, A F ^a,d   Renberg, I ^b   Hansson, H ^c   Stockli R ^a   Sturm, M ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c HTH Teknik   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coring methods; Freeze coring; Laminated sediments; Soft bottom sediments

Indexed keywords

FREEZE CORE METHOD; SEDIMENT SAMPLING; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT; VARVE;

EID: 85047679676     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02522360     Document Type: Article

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