南极冰下及大洋地质科学钻探新进展与展望

赵凯歌; 王文涛; 刘敬平; 邵宇宾; 彭天玥

doi:10.3799/dqkx.2026.118

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Zhao Kaige, Wang Wentao, Liu Jingping, Shao Yubin, Peng Tianyue, 2026. Progress and Prospects of Geological Scientific Drilling beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet and in Southern Ocean. Earth Science, 51(7): 2915-2926. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2026.118

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Zhao Kaige, Wang Wentao, Liu Jingping, Shao Yubin, Peng Tianyue, 2026. Progress and Prospects of Geological Scientific Drilling beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet and in Southern Ocean. Earth Science, 51(7): 2915-2926. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2026.118

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Zhao Kaige, Wang Wentao, Liu Jingping, Shao Yubin, Peng Tianyue, 2026. Progress and Prospects of Geological Scientific Drilling beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet and in Southern Ocean. Earth Science, 51(7): 2915-2926. doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2026.118

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Progress and Prospects of Geological Scientific Drilling beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet and in Southern Ocean

doi: 10.3799/dqkx.2026.118

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The Administrative Center for China's Agenda 21, Beijing 100038, China
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School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, Guangzhou 511458, China

Received Date: 2025-06-27
Publish Date: 2026-07-25

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Abstract

Geological samples beneath the Antarctic ice and in the Southern Ocean are crucial for understanding the evolution of the Antarctic geology, the stability of the Antarctic ice sheet and the influence mechanisms of the Southern Ocean on global climate and environment. Scientific drilling is the only technical means to obtain such samples. In recent years, the United States has developed a series of scientific drilling equipment and tools for drilling beneath the Antarctic ice and in the Southern Ocean, and has carried out a large number of scientific drilling projects. Although China has also carried out the research and development of drilling equipment for subglacial bedrock coring and successfully applied it in Antarctica, there is still a considerable gap compared with the United States. This paper systematically reviews the drilling technologies and projects at home and abroad involved in drilling beneath the Antarctic ice, beneath the ice shelves, and in the Southern Ocean, and proposes development suggestions for scientific drilling beneath the Antarctic ice and in the Southern Ocean that are suitable for China's national conditions with the aim of providing a reference for the formulation of China's polar science and technology plans.
- Antarctica,
- subglacial bedrock,
- ice shelve,
- Southern Ocean,
- geological scientific drilling,
- marine geology

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