Newall Glacier Ice Core and Snow Pit Beta Profiles, Chemistry, and Stratigraphy

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Entry ID

NSIDC-0249

Summary

This data set includes beta profiles, chemistry, stratigraphy data, and density and temperature profiles collected from snow pits and two ice cores on the Newall Glacier. Snow pit and ice core data were collected between 1987 and 1989. Ice Core A was 175 meters long and core B was 150 meters long.

Location Keywords

• CONTINENT ANTARCTICA
• GEOGRAPHIC REGION POLAR

Science Keywords

• Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Density
• Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Chemistry
• Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Temperature
• Paleoclimate Ice Core Records
• Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Carbon Dioxide
• Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Methane
• Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Nitrous Oxide
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Density
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Chemistry
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Temperature

Platform

• GROUND STATIONS

Instrument

• CORING DEVICES

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

Personnel

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

Kathy A Welch
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:

• University of Montana

City: Bozeman
Province or State: MT
Country: USA

Metadata Name and Version

Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2004-08-26
Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-01-24

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