Carbon-Isotopic Composition of Atmospheric CO2 since the Last Glacial Maximum  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0108
Summary
These data describe the concentration and carbon-isotopic composition (d13CO2) of atmospheric CO2 from air trapped in ice between 27,000 and 1,300 years before present from Taylor Dome, Antarctica. Data are used to investigate the causes of the CO2 concentration increase that occurred during the transition between the last glacial maximum (LGM) and the Holocene. Data are in tab-delimited ASCII and Excel formats, and are available via ftp.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -77.8°
S: -77.8°
E: 158.71°
W: 158.71°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Martin Wahlen
Dataset Title: Carbon-Isotopic Composition of Atmospheric CO2 since the Last Glacial Maximum
Dataset Release Date: 2002-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0108.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N54F1NN5
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 27 kyBP
Paleo Stop Date: 1.3 kyBP
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA TAYLOR DOME
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION POLAR
Science Keywords
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Carbon and Hydrocarbon Compounds Carbon Dioxide
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Carbon Dioxide
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Ice Core Air Bubbles
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Isotopes
Ancillary Keywords
- AGDC
- Antarctica
- Carbon
- Carbon Dioxide
- Glaciology
- Ice Core
- ISOTOPES
- Nitrogen
- NSIDC
- NSIDC-0108
- Oxygen
- Taylor Dome
- Trapped Gases
Platform
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instrument
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: 25 KB
Distribution Format: Microsoft Excel
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 2 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Martin Wahlen
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Geological Research Division
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography
City: La Jolla
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 92093-0220
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
Craig, H., Y. Horibe, and T. Sowers. 1988. Gravitational separation of gases and isotopes in polar ice caps. Science 242:1675-1678.
Indermuhle, A., T. Stocker, H. Fischer, H. Smith, F. Joos, M. Wahlen, B. Deck, D. Mastroianni, J. Tschumi, T. Blunier, R. Meyer, and B. Stauffer. 1998. Holocene carbon-cycle dynamics based on CO2 trapped in ice at Taylor Dome, Antarctica. Nature 398:121-126.
Leuenberger, M. and U. Siegenthaler. 1988. Ice-age atmospheric concentration of nitrous oxide from an Antarctic ice core. Nature 360:449-451.
Schwander, J. 1989. The environmental record in glaciers and ice sheets, eds. H. Oeschger and C. C. Langway, Jr. John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., pp. 53-67.
Smith, H. J., H. Fischer, D. Mastroianni, B. Deck, and M. Wahlen. 1999. Dual modes of the carbon cycle since the Last Glacial Maximum. Nature 400:248-250.
Smith, H., M. Wahlen, D. Mastroianni, and K. Taylor. 1997. The CO2 concentration of air trapped in GISP2 ice from the LGM-Holocene transition. Geophysical Research Letters 24(1):1-4.
Sowers, T. and M. Bender. 1989. Elemental and isotopic composition of occluded O2 and N2 in polar ice. Journal of Geophysical Research 94:5137-5150.
Steig, E., E. Brook, J.W.C. White, C. Sucher, M. Bender, S. Lehman, D. Morse, E. Waddington, and G. Clow. 1998. Synchronous climate changes in Antarctica and the North Atlantic. Science 282(5386):92-95.
Sucher, C. 1997. Trapped gases in the Taylor Dome Ice Core: Implications for East Antarctic climate change. Master's Thesis, University of Rhode Island.
Wahlen, M., D. Allen, and B. Deck. 1991. Initial measurements of CO2 concentrations (1530 to 1940 AD) in air occluded in the GISP 2 ice core from central Greenland. Geophysical Research Letters 18(8):1457-1460.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-01-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-15
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