Unspecified Reineck box corer
Reineck box corer
Reineck box corer
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SDN:L22::TOOL1469
2020-06-02 14:50:38.0
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SDN:L22::TOOL1469
2020-06-02 14:50:38.0
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SDN:L22::TOOL1469
A marine geological tool that recovers undisturbed soft surface sediments, based on the design by Hans-Erich Reineck (1963). Also referred to as a 'spade' corer, it is designed for minimum disturbance of the sediment surface by bow wave effects. Traditionally, it consists of a weighted stem fitted to a square sampling box. The corer is lowered vertically until it impacts with the seabed. At this point the instrument is triggered by a trip as the main coring stem passes through its frame. While pulling the corer out of the sediment a spade swings underneath the sample to prevent loss. When hauled back on board, the spade is under the box.
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