The Joy of Coring!



Alaska, 1997.
Coring platform version 1.1.



Alaska, 1999.
Coring platform version 2.0.



Iceland, 2002.
Coring through ice is more straightforward, but can require puffy clothes.


Saedis, Yarrow, and Jason at Svartifoss
Iceland, 2002. Fastest way to core a lake.



Iceland, 2004.




Iceland, 2005. Thorsteinn with a beautiful surface core.



lambs at a farm
Iceland, 2005. Subsampling a surface core.



Iceland, 2004.
Preparing for a multiple-drive percussion piston core in 50 m water depth.



Iceland, 2004.
The equal and opposite challenge: Coring in 2.5 m water depth.


Saedis, Yarrow, and Jason at Svartifoss
Iceland, 2004.
Checking ice thickness (for safety) and water depth (for science).



Baffin Island, 2005. Preparing to core through 2+ m of lake ice.




Baffin Island, 2005.