TY - BOOK ID - 118185834 TI - Geotechnical and exploration drilling in the polar regions PY - 2023 SN - 9783031072697 PB - Cham, Switzerland : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Geotechnical engineering. KW - Geography. KW - Earth sciences. KW - Civil engineering. KW - Environmental monitoring. KW - Mineralogy. KW - Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. KW - Regional Geography. KW - Earth and Environmental Sciences. KW - Civil Engineering. KW - Environmental Monitoring. KW - Physical geology KW - Crystallography KW - Minerals KW - Biomonitoring (Ecology) KW - Ecological monitoring KW - Environmental quality KW - Monitoring, Environmental KW - Applied ecology KW - Environmental engineering KW - Pollution KW - Engineering KW - Public works KW - Geosciences KW - Environmental sciences KW - Physical sciences KW - Cosmography KW - Earth sciences KW - World history KW - Engineering, Geotechnical KW - Geotechnics KW - Geotechnology KW - Engineering geology KW - Measurement KW - Monitoring KW - Boring. KW - Diamond drilling KW - Test boring KW - Well-boring KW - Hydraulic engineering KW - Mining engineering KW - Shaft sinking UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:118185834 AB - This book provides a comprehensive review of drilling technologies in the polar regions, from the portable drilling equipment for shallow sampling and coring, to heavy drilling equipment for deep onshore and offshore drilling. Particular attention is given to safe drilling methods in permafrost. In recent years, interest in drilling in the polar regions has increased under the pressure of the geopolitical “rush” and the undiscovered resource potential. In addition, borehole monitoring of permafrost thermal states is urgently needed to obtain evidence of climate change. The book focuses on the latest drilling technologies but also discusses the historical development of sampling, and drilling tools and devices, over the last 60–70 years providing valuable insights into a way forward and future possibilities. ER -