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A Klovan-type box corer for use with SCUBA

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A stainless steel, Klovan-type box corer for use by SCUBA divers in shallow water has been developed. Details for construction of the 0.45 × 0.30 × 0.20-m wedge-shaped corer are provided together with operational details. Excellent undisturbed samples have been collected from gravelly sands, sands, and muds at water depths ranging from 15 m to intertidal. The wet sand cores typically are treated in the field using an epoxy to obtain high-relief sediment peels.

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  1. Departments of Geography and Geology, Scarborough Campus, University of Toronto, M1C 1A4, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

    Brian Greenwood

  2. Department of Geography, Scarborough Campus, University of Toronto, M1C 1A4, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

    Robin G. D. Davidson-Arnott, Peter B. Hale & Peter R. Mittler

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Greenwood, B., Davidson-Arnott, R.G.D., Hale, P.B. et al. A Klovan-type box corer for use with SCUBA. Geo-Marine Letters 4, 59–62 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02237976

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