A new hybrid pressure-coring system for the drilling vessel Chikyu
Y. Kubo
Center for Deep-Earth Exploration (CDEX), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokohama 236-0061, Japan
Y. Mizuguchi
Center for Deep-Earth Exploration (CDEX), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokohama 236-0061, Japan
current address: Mantle Quest Japan Ltd., Shin-horidome Bldg. 5F, 2-4-3 Nihonbashi Horidome-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0012, Japan
F. Inagaki
Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, JAMSTEC, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan
Submarine Resources Research Project, JAMSTEC, Yokosuka 237-0061, Japan
K. Yamamoto
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, 1-2-2 Hamada, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-0025, Japan
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