9th International Symposium on Ice Drilling Technology

From preparation to the first deep drilling season of the 3rd Dome Fuji project, an oldest ice-core challenge

16 Sept 2025, 15:45

20m

Telegrafenberg (14473 Potsdam)

Oral preference Mechanical Ice drilling Oral sessions

Speaker

Kenji Kawamura (National Institute of Polar Research)

Description

The third Dome Fuji Ice Core Project has been ongoing. The drilling using the deep drill started in the latest field season (Nov. 2024 - Jan. 2025) and reached the depth of 541 m, at the drill site called "Dome Fuji II Camp" (5-km SSW from the old Dome Fuji station).

In this presentation, we will report and summarize our activities from the preparation (including site selection) to the first drilling
season, mainly focusing on the field operations and logistics.