WAISCORES Snow Pit Chemistry, Antarctica  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0420
Summary
This data set is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet cores (WAISCORES) project, 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 snow pit and core samples from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica.
This data set includes glaciochemical spatial variability data for Siple Dome snow pits B, E, F, G, H, and 1 through 6. Samples were analyzed for soluble ion content via suppressed ion chromatography. Each pit was sampled at 2 cm resolution for ion chemistry using clean procedures, and sampled again at 3 cm resolution for density calculations. Snow pit names and locations correspond to the 1996 to 1997 season shallow core sites.
Data in this collection were obtained during two Antarctic field seasons in 1994 to 1995 and 1996 to 1997. Data are available via FTP in space-delimited ASCII text (.dat) file format.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -81.05°
S: -81.65°
E: -148.51°
W: -149.11°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Kreutz, K. and P. A. Mayewski
Dataset Title: WAISCORES Snow Pit Chemistry, Antarctica
Dataset Release Date: 2002-07-11
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0420.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5SQ8XBR
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 Snow/Ice Snow Density
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Chemistry
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Isotopes
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Density
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Chemistry
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Water Quality/Water Chemistry Stable Isotopes
Ancillary Keywords
- AGDC
- Antarctic
- Ion Chemistry
- Siple Dome
- Snow Chemistry
- Snow Density
- Stable Isotopes
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Project
- WAISCORES West Antarctic Ice Sheet Cores
Data Set Progress
complete
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
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 480 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
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
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
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
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
WAISCORES Product Web Site
Reference
Kreutz, K. J. and P. A. Mayewski. 1999. Spatial variability of Antarctic surface snow glaciochemistry: Implications for paleoatmospheric circulation reconstructions. Antarctic Science 11(1):105-118: doi:10.1017/S0954102099000140.
Kreutz, K. J., P. A. Mayewski, M. S. Twickler, S. I. Whitlow, and L. D. Meeker. 1997. Glaciochemical studies at Siple Dome, West Antarctica, during the 1996-97 season. Antarctic Journal of the U.S. 32(5):46-48.
Kreutz, K. J., P. A. Mayewski, M. S. Twickler, S. I. Whitlow, J. W. C. White, C. A. Shuman, C. R. Raymond, H. Conway, and J. R. McConnell. 1999. Seasonal variations of glaciochemical, isotopic, and stratigraphic properties in Siple Dome, Antarctica surface snow. Annals of Glaciology 29:1-7.
Mayewski, P. A., M. S. Twickler, and S. I. Whitlow. 1995. The Siple Dome ice core-reconnaissance glaciochemistry. Antarctic Journal of the U.S., 30(5), 85-87.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-07-11
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-20
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