Greenland Summit Ice Cores  View Catalog Page Entry ID
ARCSS008
Summary
From 1989 to 1994, the U.S. and European scientific communities supported a bold undertaking to acquire an extensive paleoclimate record for the Northern Hemisphere. These efforts, termed the Greenland Ice Core Project (GRIP) and Greenland Ice Sheet Project Two (GISP2), acquired deep ice cores from sites on and near the Greenland summit. The GISP2 (US) site was located at 72 degrees 36 minutes N, 38 degrees 30 minutes W. The GRIP (European) site was located at 72 degrees 35 minutes N, 37 degrees 38 minutes W. A wide range of environmental and physical parameters were recorded from the cores. The data types are listed below:
- Air Mass Trajectories (GISP2)
- Chemistry (GISP2, GRIP)
- Climatological Data (GISP2)
- Cosmogenic Isotopes (GISP2)
- Dust (GISP2)
- Electrical Conductivity (GISP2, GRIP)
- Gas Concentrations in Air Bubbles (GISP2, GRIP)
- Physical Properties and Ice Core Stratigraphy (GISP2, GRIP)
- Stable Isotopes (GISP2, GRIP)
- Time scales (GISP2, GRIP)
The GRIP and GISP2 data were acquired as a part of a multi-institutional effort involving the GISP2 Science Management Office (SMO) at the University of New Hampshire, the Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Data Coordination Center (ADCC) at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), the International Ice Core Data Cooperative (IICDC) at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), and the World Data Center (WDC) for Paleoclimatology, Boulder at the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC).
Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: NSIDC and WDC for Paleoclimatology
Dataset Title: Greenland Summit Ice Cores
Dataset Release Date: 1998-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss008.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1989-01-01
Stop Date: 1994-12-31
Data Resolution
Vertical Resolution: 1 cm
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND
Science Keywords
- Atmosphere Aerosols Dust/Ash/Smoke
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Pressure
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Air Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Water Vapor Humidity
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Water Vapor Water Vapor
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Surface Winds
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Upper Level Winds
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Ice Sheets
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Carbon Dioxide
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Ice Core Air Bubbles
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Ions
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Isotopes
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Methane
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Nitrous Oxide
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Particulate Matter
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Volcanic Deposits
- Paleoclimate Land Records Glaciation
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Ice Sheets
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Water Quality/Water Chemistry Stable Isotopes
Ancillary Keywords
- AWS Climate Data
- CH4
- CO2
- Cosmogenic Isotopes
- Electrical Conductivity
- GISP2
- GRIP
- Ice Cores
- Ice Core Stratigraphy
- Oxygen-18
- Paleoclimate
- PALEOENVIRONMENT
- Radiocarbon
- Stable Isotopes
- Weather Records
Platform
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
- GROUND STATIONS
- WEATHER STATIONS
Instrument
- CORING DEVICES
- ICE AUGERS
Project
- ARCSS/GISP2 Arctic System Science/Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2
- GISP2 Greenland Ice Sheet Project II
- GRIP Greenland Ice Core Project
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC ARCSS User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: CD-ROM
Distribution Size: 161 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
WDC For Paleoclimatology, Boulder WDC For Paleoclimatology, Boulder
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 1 303 497-6160
Fax: 1 303 497-6513
Email: paleo@ngdc.noaa.gov
Contact Address:
- World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder
- NOAA/NGDC Code E/GCx3
- 325 Broadway
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80303
NSIDC User Services
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Related URL
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
The Greenland Summit Ice Cores CD-ROM contents page at NGDC
Reference
See extensive bibliography at: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/icecore/greenland/summit/document/biblio.ht
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1998-01-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-12
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