Siple Dome Glaciology and Ice Stream History 1994, 1996  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0085
Summary
The Siple Dome Glaciology and Ice Stream History project was part of Western Divide West Antarctic Ice Cores (WAISCORES), an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica.
This project supported glaciological studies of Siple Dome and its surroundings between Ice Streams C and D, via two major goals. First, it sought to characterize the dynamic environment and ice stratigraphy of Siple Dome and its surroundings, with the specific mission of assessing Siple Dome as a potential deep core site; and second, to determine whether the configuration of ice stream flow in the region has changed over time. Both goals are relevant to understanding the dynamics of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS), its history, and potential future behavior.
This project was a collaboration between Saint Olaf College, the University of Washington, and the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado. It included studies of satellite imagery and acquisition and analysis of field data from GPS, firn cores and snow pits, and ground-based ice-penetrating radar.
Data in this collection were obtained during two Antarctic field seasons in 199495 and 199697. The data set is available via FTP as Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (.xls) and ASCII tab delimited (.txt) files. Related notes are available as a Microsoft Word (.doc) or text (.txt) file. Related images and charts are available as Graphics Interchange Format (.gif) and Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg) files.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -81°
S: -83°
E: -145°
W: -155°
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Multimedia Sample
Sample Location Map
Siple Dome Radio Echo-Sounding Survey Locator Map
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: R.W. Jacobel, A.M. Gades, N.A. Nereson, P.I. Pearson, C.F. Raymond, T.A. Scambos
Dataset Title: Siple Dome Glaciology and Ice Stream History 1994, 1996
Dataset Release Date: 1999-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0085.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5Z31WJQ
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1994-11-01
Stop Date: 1995-02-28
Start Date: 1996-11-01
Stop Date: 1997-02-28
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION POLAR
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Motion/Ice Sheet Motion
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Ice Sheets Ice Stream
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Ice Depth/Thickness
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Ice Motion
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Ice Velocity
- Spectral/Engineering Radar Radar Cross-section
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Motion/Ice Sheet Motion
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Ice Sheets Ice Stream
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Ice Depth/Thickness
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Ice Motion
Ancillary Keywords
- AGDC
- Antarctic
- Glaciology
- ICE STREAMS
- Jacobel
- NSIDC
- Radar
- Siple Dome
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instrument
- RADAR Radio Detection and Ranging
Project
- WAISCORES West Antarctic Ice Sheet Cores
Quality
See Jacobel et al., 2000, Changes in the margin of ice stream C, Antarctica, Journal of Glaciology.
Data Set Progress
complete
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 Antarctic Glaciological Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC 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 U.S. Antarctic Data Coordination Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/usadcc/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USADCC 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: FTP
Distribution Size: 253 KB
Distribution Format: JPEG
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 53 KB
Distribution Format: GIF
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 340 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 564 KB
Distribution Format: Microsoft Excel
Personnel
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
Robert Jacobel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 507 646-3124
Email: jacobel@stolaf.edu
Contact Address:
- St. Olaf College
- Environmental Studies Program
- St. Olaf College
- 1520 St. Olaf Ave.
City: Northfield
Province or State: MN
Postal Code: 55057
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
AGDC Web Site
Reference
Anandakrishnan, S., R.B. Alley, R.W. Jacobel and H. Conway, 2001. The flow regime of ice stream C and hypotheses concerning its recent stagnation, in The West Antarctic Ice Sheet: Behavior and Environment, R.B. Alley and R.A. Bindschadler, Ed.'s, AGU Antarctic Research Series 77, 283-294.
Gades, A. M., C. F. Raymond, H. Conway, and R. W. Jacobel. 2000. Bed Properties of Siple Dome and Adjacent Ice streams, West Antarctica, Inferred from Radio Echo-Sounding Measurements. Journal of Glaciology, 46(152), 88-94.
Jacobel, R. W., T. A. Scambos, N. A. Nereson and C. F. Raymond, 2000. Changes in the margin of Ice Stream C, Antarctica, Journal of Glaciology. 46(152), 102-110.
Jacobel, R. W., T. A. Scambos, C. F. Raymond and A. M. Gades. 1996. Changes in the Configuration of Ice Stream Flow From the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 101: B3. 5499.
Jacobel, R. W., T. Gades, D. Gottschling, S. Hodge and D. Wright, 1993. Interpretation of radar-detected internal layer folding in West Antarctic ice streams, Journal of Glaciology 39 (133), 528-537.
Nereson, N.A., Raymond, C.F., Waddington, E.D. and Jacobel, R.W., 'Migration of the Siple Dome Ice Divide, West Antarctica', Journal of Glaciology, vol. 44(148), (1998), p. 643. Published
Nereson, N.A., C.F. Raymond, R.W. Jacobel and E.D. Waddington. 2000. The accumulation pattern across Siple Dome, West Antarctica, inferred from radar-detected internal layers, Journal of Glaciology. 46 (152), 75-87.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-01-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-13
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