German Continental Deep Drilling Program
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
research
deep drilling project |
gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:KTB
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:depthOfMainBorehole |
9,101 meters
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gptkbp:depthOfPilotBorehole |
4,000 meters
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gptkbp:drillholeName |
KTB-Hauptbohrung (KTB main borehole)
KTB-Vorbohrung (KTB pilot borehole) |
gptkbp:endDate |
1995
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gptkbp:fundedBy |
gptkb:Federal_Ministry_of_Education_and_Research_(Germany)
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gptkbp:hasFacility |
KTB deep drilling site
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
German Continental Deep Drilling Program
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gptkbp:location |
Windischeschenbach, Bavaria, Germany
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gptkbp:maximumDepth |
9,101 meters
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gptkbp:notableAchievement |
detection of seismic reflectors
discovery of high fluid pressures at depth observation of crustal fault zones study of metamorphic rocks |
gptkbp:notableFor |
one of the deepest boreholes in the world
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gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:German_Research_Centre_for_Geosciences_(GFZ)
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gptkbp:purpose |
study the Earth's crust
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gptkbp:researchArea |
geology
geophysics seismology tectonics petrology hydrogeology |
gptkbp:startYear |
1987
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gptkbp:website |
https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/section/deep-drilling/projects/ktb
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:K._Emmermann
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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