South Pole Snow Pit, 1988 and 1989  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0086
Summary
Information from 6-meter snow pits dug close to the South Pole in austral summer 1988-1989 by the Glacier Research Group of the University of New Hampshire (location - 38 km on grid 90 from South Pole station - eastern margin of clean air sector) are available.
Major ion chemistry (Na, K, Mg, Ca, Cl, NO3, SO4), oxygen isotopes (I8O), H2O2, and beta from a 6-meter snow pit covering the period 1955 to 1989 are included. Major ion chemistry for a series of surface snow samples were also collected on the traverse to the pit.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -90°
S: -90°
E: -180°
W: -180°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Sallie Whitlow and Paul Mayewski
Dataset Title: South Pole Snow Pit, 1988 and 1989
Dataset Release Date: 2004-06-24
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0086.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5T43R0R
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1988-11-01
Stop Date: 1989-01-31
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION POLAR
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Chemistry Snow Pit Major Ion Chemistry
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Chemistry Snow Pit Oxygen Isotopes
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Chemistry Snow Pit Major Ion Chemistry
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Chemistry Snow Pit Oxygen Isotopes
Ancillary Keywords
- AGDC
- Antarctic
- Glaciology
- Ion Chemistry
- NSIDC
- Oxygen Isotopes
- Snow Pits
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
- Geoscientific Information
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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC NOAA 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: 40 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Sallie Whitlow
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 603 862-4129
Email: siw@unh.edu
Contact Address:
- University of New Hampshire
- Climate Change Research Center
- Morse Hall, Room 356
- EOS - UNH
- 39 College Road
City: Durham
Province or State: NH
Postal Code: 03824
Country: USA
Paul A. Mayewski
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 207 581-3019
Email: paul.mayewski@maine.edu
Email: climatechange@maine.edu
Contact Address:
- Climate Change Institute
- Department of Earth Sciences
- Climate Change Institute
- Department of Earth Sciences
- University of Maine
City: Orono
Province or State: ME
Postal Code: 04469
Country: USA
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
Reference
Dibb, J., P.A. Mayewski, C. Buck and S. Drummey. 1990. Beta radiation from snow. Nature, 344:25.
Mayewski P.A. and M. R. Legrand. 1990. Recent increase in nitrate concentration of Antarctic snow. Nature, 346:258-260.
Whitlow, S., P.A. Mayewski and J. E. Dibb. 1992. A comparison of major chemical species seasonal concentration and accumulation at the South Pole and Summit, Greenland. Atmos. Environ. 26A:2,045-2,054.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2004-06-24
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-13
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