Abstract
IN recent years, there has been considerable progress in obtaining long cores of deep sea mud in the course of oceanographical and limnological work. Analysis of the stratiiication of these cores frequently gives valuable geological, geochronological and palæoclimatological results. During deep sea investigations it is possible—at least in the U.S.S.R.—to secure cores four to five metres in length. The preservation and subsequent examination of these cores present, however, some difficulties, due to the necessity of pushing out the obtained core from the Ekman tube, the Meteor type of sounding tube, and the glass container. This operation is often followed by the secondary deformation of the core, and includes other difficulties of minor importance.
Similar content being viewed by others
Article PDF
References
Kuenen, H., Die Viermeter-Lotröhre der Snellius Expedition. Ann. der Hydrogr. u. Marit. Meteorol. H. III, 1932. See also: Stetson H. C., The Bottom Deposits, Sci. .Results of the Nautilus Expedition, 1931. Papers in Phys. Oceanogr., etc., vol. 11, No. 3 P.V. 1933. Camb. Mass.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
TARASOV, N. Celluloid Tubes for Sampling Cores of Deep Sea Mud. Nature 136, 263 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136263a0
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/136263a0
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.