Entry_ID: ARCSS008
Entry_Title: Greenland Summit Ice Cores
Group: 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
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Group: Personnel
   Role: Technical Contact
   First_Name: WDC For Paleoclimatology, Boulder
   Last_Name: WDC For Paleoclimatology, Boulder
   Email: paleo@ngdc.noaa.gov
   Phone: 1 303 497-6160 
   Fax: 1 303  497-6513 
   Group: Contact_Address
      Address: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder
      Address: NOAA/NGDC Code E/GCx3
      Address: 325 Broadway
      City: Boulder
      Province_or_State: CO
      Postal_Code: 80303
   End_Group
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Group: Personnel
   Role: Technical Contact
   First_Name: NSIDC
   Last_Name: User Services
   Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
   Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
   Fax: 1 303  492-2468 x
   Group: Contact_Address
      Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
      Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
      Address: University of Colorado
      City: Boulder
      Province_or_State: CO
      Postal_Code: 80309-0449
      Country: USA
   End_Group
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Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Atmosphere
   Term: Aerosols
   Variable_Level_1: Dust/Ash/Smoke
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Atmosphere
   Term: Atmospheric Pressure
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Atmosphere
   Term: Atmospheric Temperature
   Variable_Level_1: Air Temperature
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Atmosphere
   Term: Atmospheric Water Vapor
   Variable_Level_1: Humidity
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Atmosphere
   Term: Atmospheric Water Vapor
   Variable_Level_1: Water Vapor
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Atmosphere
   Term: Atmospheric Winds
   Variable_Level_1: Surface Winds
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Atmosphere
   Term: Atmospheric Winds
   Variable_Level_1: Upper Level Winds
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Cryosphere
   Term: Glaciers/Ice Sheets
   Variable_Level_1: Ice Sheets
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Paleoclimate
   Term: Ice Core Records
   Variable_Level_1: Carbon Dioxide
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Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Paleoclimate
   Term: Ice Core Records
   Variable_Level_1: Ice Core Air Bubbles
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Paleoclimate
   Term: Ice Core Records
   Variable_Level_1: Ions
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Paleoclimate
   Term: Ice Core Records
   Variable_Level_1: Isotopes
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Paleoclimate
   Term: Ice Core Records
   Variable_Level_1: Methane
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Paleoclimate
   Term: Ice Core Records
   Variable_Level_1: Nitrous Oxide
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Paleoclimate
   Term: Ice Core Records
   Variable_Level_1: Particulate Matter
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Paleoclimate
   Term: Ice Core Records
   Variable_Level_1: Volcanic Deposits
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Paleoclimate
   Term: Land Records
   Variable_Level_1: Glaciation
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Terrestrial Hydrosphere
   Term: Glaciers/Ice Sheets
   Variable_Level_1: Ice Sheets
End_Group
Group: Parameters
   Category: EARTH SCIENCE
   Topic: Terrestrial Hydrosphere
   Term: Water Quality/Water Chemistry
   Variable_Level_1: Stable Isotopes
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Keyword: AWS Climate Data
Keyword: CH4
Keyword: CO2
Keyword: Cosmogenic Isotopes
Keyword: Electrical Conductivity
Keyword: GISP2
Keyword: GRIP
Keyword: Ice Cores
Keyword: Ice Core Stratigraphy
Keyword: Oxygen-18
Keyword: Paleoclimate
Keyword: PALEOENVIRONMENT
Keyword: Radiocarbon
Keyword: Stable Isotopes
Keyword: Weather Records
Sensor_Name: CORING DEVICES
Sensor_Name: ICE AUGERS
Source_Name: GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Source_Name: GROUND STATIONS
Source_Name: WEATHER STATIONS
Group: Temporal_Coverage
   Start_Date: 1989-01-01
   Stop_Date: 1994-12-31
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Group: Location
   Location_Category: CONTINENT
   Location_Type: NORTH AMERICA
   Location_Subregion1: GREENLAND
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Group: Data_Resolution
   Vertical_Resolution: 1 cm
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Project: ARCSS/GISP2 > Arctic System Science/Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2
Project: GISP2 > Greenland Ice Sheet Project II
Project: GRIP > Greenland Ice Core Project
Data_Set_Language: English
Group: Data_Center
   Data_Center_Name: NSIDC > National Snow and Ice Data Center
   Data_Center_URL: http://nsidc.org
   Group: Personnel
      Role: Data Center Contact
      First_Name: NSIDC
      Last_Name: User Services
      Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
      Phone: 1 303 492-6199 
      Fax: 1 303  492-2468 
      Group: Contact_Address
         Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
         Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
         Address: University of Colorado
         City: Boulder
         Province_or_State: CO
         Postal_Code: 80309-0449
         Country: USA
      End_Group
   End_Group
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Group: Data_Center
   Data_Center_Name: NSIDC_ARCSS > NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
   Data_Center_URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
   Group: Personnel
      Role: Data Center Contact
      First_Name: NSIDC ARCSS
      Last_Name: User Services
      Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
      Phone: 1 303 492-6199 
      Fax: 1 303  492-2468 
      Group: Contact_Address
         Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
         Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
         Address: University of Colorado
         City: Boulder
         Province_or_State: CO
         Postal_Code: 80309-0449
         Country: USA
      End_Group
   End_Group
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Group: Distribution
   Distribution_Media: CD-ROM
   Distribution_Size: 161 MB
   Distribution_Format: ASCII Text
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Group: Reference

   See extensive bibliography at:  
   http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/icecore/greenland/summit/document/biblio.ht

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Group: 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).

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Group: Related_URL
   Group: URL_Content_Type
      Type: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
   End_Group
   URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/icecore/greenland/summit/index.html
   Description: The Greenland Summit Ice Cores CD-ROM contents page at NGDC
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IDN_Node: USA/NOAA
Metadata_Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata_Version: 9.7
DIF_Creation_Date: 1998-01-01
Last_DIF_Revision_Date: 2013-03-12
Group: DIF_Revision_History

    Fixed the summary and removed reference to NSIDC since this data set is now 
   brokered.

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