Ross Ice Drainage System (RIDS) Glaciochemical Analysis  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0266
Summary
The Ross Ice Drainage System (RIDS) project provides a high-resolution record of atmospheric chemical deposition taken from several ice cores and snow pits located at sites within or immediately adjacent to the Ross Ice Drainage System. Three sites were visited during a 1995 traverse in inland West Antarctica. The traverse was 158 km, trending 26° from Byrd Surface Camp. The core from site A (78°44'S, 116°20'W) is 148 m deep, the core from site B (79°27.66'S, 118°02.68'W) is 60 m deep, and the core from site C (80°00.85'S, 119°33.73'W) is 60 m deep. Glaciochemical analysis focuses on the major ions deposited from the antarctic atmosphere, including Na (sodium), NH4 (ammonium), K (potassium), Mg (magnesium), Ca (calcium), Cl (chloride), NO3 (nitrate), and SO4 (sulfate). Chemical analysis also includes methanesulfonic acid (MSA) and nssSO4 (non-sea salt sulfate). The data are available by FTP in ASCII text format and Excel files.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -80.014°
S: -80.014°
E: -119.562°
W: -119.562°
N: -79.461°
S: -79.461°
E: -118.045°
W: -118.045°
N: -78.733°
S: -78.733°
E: -116.333°
W: -116.333°
Max Depth: 60 meters
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Paul Mayewski, Karl Kreutz, Mark Twickler, Sallie Whitlow, and Loren D. Meeker
Dataset Title: Ross Ice Drainage System (RIDS) Glaciochemical Analysis
Dataset Release Date: 2005-05-09
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0266.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5M906KG
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1995-01-01
Stop Date: 1995-12-31
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 1506 A.D.
Paleo Stop Date: 1996 A.D.
Chronostratigraphic Unit: Phanerozoic Cenozoic Quaternary Holocene Holocene
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Ice Sheets
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Ice Depth/Thickness
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Chemistry
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Ions Ammonium
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Ions Calcium
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Ions Chloride
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Ions Magnesium
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Ions Nitrate
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Ions Potassium
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Ions Sodium
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Ions Sulfate
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Nitrous Oxide
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Ice Sheets
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Ice Depth/Thickness
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Chemistry
Ancillary Keywords
- AGDC
- Ammonium (NH4)
- Calcium (CA)
- Chloride (CL)
- Ice Core
- Ice Core Chemistry
- Magnesium
- Methane Sulfonic Acid
- Nitrate (NO3)
- NSIDC > National Snow and Ice Data Center
- OPP-9316564
- Potassium (K)
- Sodium (NA)
- Sulfate (SO4)
Platform
Instrument
- CORING DEVICES
- ION CHROMATOGRAPHS
Access Constraints
none
Use Constraints
none
Originating Center
NSIDC_AGDC
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 Format: ASCII Text
Distribution Media: FTP
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
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
Karl Kreutz
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 207 581-3011
Email: karl.kreutz@maine.edu
Contact Address:
- University of Maine
- Climate Change Institute
- 236 Sawyer Environmental Research Center
City: Orono
Province or State: ME
Postal Code: 04469
Country: USA
Mark Twickler
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 603 862 1991
Email: mark.twickler@unh.edu
Contact Address:
- University of New Hampshire
- Climate Change Research Center
- Morse Hall, Room 367
- University of New Hampshire
- 39 College Road
City: Durham
Province or State: NH
Postal Code: 03824
Country: USA
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
Loren D. Meeker
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: ldm@math.unh.edu
Contact Address:
- University of New Hampshire
- Climate Change Research Center
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Antarctic Glaciological Data Center
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
WAISCORES: Deep Ice Coring in West Antarctica
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Siple dome Ice Core Chemistry and Ion Data
Reference
Kreutz, K.J., P.A. Mayewski, L.D. Meeker, M.S. Twickler, and S.I. Whitlow. 2000. The effect of spatial and temporal accumulation rate variability in West Antarctica on soluble ion deposition. Geophysical Research Letters, 27(16):2517-2520.
Kreutz, K.J., and P.A. Mayewski. Spatial variability of Antarctic surface snow glaciochemistry: Implications for paleoatmospheric circulation reconstructions. Antarctic Science, 11(1):105-118.
Kreutz, K.J., P.A. Mayewski, M.S. Twickler, and S.I. Whitlow. 1996. Ice core glaciochemical reconnaissance in inland West Antarctica. Antarctic Journal of the U.S., 31(2):51-52.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-05-09
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-15
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