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piston corer [′pis·tən ¦kȯr·ər]

(mechanical engineering)

A steel tube which is driven into the sediment by a free fall and by lead attached to the upper end, and which is capable of recovering undistorted vertical sections of sediment.

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No references found	Vanessa Junkins, Lee Yokel, John Kempton, & Doug Haywick, Department of Earth Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile Al, 36688 Through the use of shallow piston corers, we have successfully collected 12 sediment cores up to 4 m in length from Weeks Bay, a small estuary located in Baldwin County, Alabama. PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF SHALLOW CORING IN WEEKS BAY, BALDWIN COUNTY, ... by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science When the target is soft sediment that would be considerably altered by the rotation of the drill bit, water pressure is used to drive the hydraulic piston corer developed by DSDP through the bit and into the sediment. ODP at sea: work aboard JOIDES Resolution by Cullen, Vicky / Oceanus This technique's potential was first demonstrated, during DSDP's Leg 64 in 1970, when the prototype hydraulic piston corer, brought aboard Glomar Challenger halfway through the cruise, performed spectacularly well in recovering laminated sediments in perfect condition at Site 480 in the Gulf of California. Details that make the difference by Shackleton, Nick; Crowhurst, Simon / Oceanus	pisolitic pisolitic tuff pisoparite Pispah Pissarro Pissarro, Camille Pissodes pistachio Pistacia piste Pistia Pistil pistillate Pistillate Hemp Pistoia Pistol pistol lanyard Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint Pistole Pistolkors, Aleksandr Pistolkors, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Piston piston and cylinder piston attenuator piston blower piston corer piston displacement piston drill piston engine piston flow piston gage piston head piston meter piston pin piston pump Piston Ring Piston Rod piston skirt piston speed piston valve piston viscometer Piston, Walter piston-type area meter pistonphone Pistsovo Pistsovye Knigi Pistsy Pisuerga Pisum Pit Pit and the Pendulum, The	Pistolet Mitrailleur Pistolet Pulymet Shpagin pistoling pistoling pistoling pistoling Pistolkors, Aleksandr Pistolkors, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich pistolled pistolled pistolled pistolled pistolling pistolling pistolling pistolling pistology pistols pistols pistols pistols Pistols for Pandas piston piston piston piston and cylinder Piston and Rotary piston attenuator piston blower piston chamber piston corer piston corers Piston displacement Piston displacement piston drill Piston engine Piston engine Piston Engine Technology Piston engines Piston engines piston flow piston gage Piston head Piston head piston meter piston pin Piston pump Piston pump Piston pump piston ring piston ring piston rings piston rings piston rod piston rod piston rods piston rods piston skirt piston slap piston speed Piston valve

Vanessa Junkins, Lee Yokel, John Kempton, & Doug Haywick, Department of Earth Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile Al, 36688 Through the use of shallow piston corers, we have successfully collected 12 sediment cores up to 4 m in length from Weeks Bay, a small estuary located in Baldwin County, Alabama.

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF SHALLOW CORING IN WEEKS BAY, BALDWIN COUNTY, ... by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science

When the target is soft sediment that would be considerably altered by the rotation of the drill bit, water pressure is used to drive the hydraulic piston corer developed by DSDP through the bit and into the sediment.

ODP at sea: work aboard JOIDES Resolution by Cullen, Vicky / Oceanus

This technique's potential was first demonstrated, during DSDP's Leg 64 in 1970, when the prototype hydraulic piston corer, brought aboard Glomar Challenger halfway through the cruise, performed spectacularly well in recovering laminated sediments in perfect condition at Site 480 in the Gulf of California.

Details that make the difference by Shackleton, Nick; Crowhurst, Simon / Oceanus

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