Methane Concentration and Chronology from the WAIS Divide Ice Core (WDC05A)  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0493
Summary
This data set provides a high-precision and high-resolution record of atmospheric methane from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core WDC05A, spanning the years 1000 to 1800 C.E. The data include methane (CH4) concentration measurements and ice age chronology. Methane concentration data include mean sample depth, gas age, mean concentration, and concentrations from individual measurements, at a temporal resolution of approximately nine years. Ice chronology data include depth and ice age.
Data are available via FTP, in Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) format.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -79.47°
S: -79.47°
E: 112.09°
W: 112.09°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Mitchell, L. E., E. J. Brook, T. Sowers, J. R. McConnell, and K. Taylor
Dataset Title: Methane Concentration and Chronology from the WAIS Divide Ice Core (WDC05A)
Dataset Release Date: 2011-05-27
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0493.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5319SV3
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 1000 C. E.
Paleo Stop Date: 1800 C. E.
Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: 9 years
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION POLAR
Science Keywords
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Ice Core Air Bubbles
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Methane
Ancillary Keywords
- Antarctica
- gas measurement
- gas record
- Greenhouse Gases
- Ice Core
- Ice Core Chemistry
- Ice Core Gas Composition
- Ice Core Gas Records
- Methane
- WAIS
- West Antarctica
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- FIELD INVESTIGATION
- LABORATORY
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
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 110 KB
Distribution Format: Microsoft Excel
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 14 MB
Distribution Format: PDF
Personnel
Logan Mitchell
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: mitchelo@geo.oregonstate.edu
Contact Address:
- Oregon State University
- Department of Geosciences
- 104 Wilkinson Hall
City: Corvallis
Province or State: OR
Postal Code: 97331
Country: USA
Edward J Brook
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 541 737-8197
Email: brooke@geo.oregonstate.edu
Contact Address:
- Oregon State University
- Department of Geosciences
- 104 Wilkinson Hall
City: Corvallis
Province or State: OR
Postal Code: 97331-5506
Country: USA
Todd A. Sowers
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 814 865-1921
Email: tas11@psu.edu
Contact Address:
- Penn State University
- Earth and Environment Science Institute
- 317b Earth and Engineering Science Building
City: University Park
Province or State: PA
Postal Code: 16802
Country: USA
Joseph McConnell
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 775 673-7348
Email: jmcconn@dri.edu
Contact Address:
- Desert Research Institute
- Division of Hydrological Sciences
- 2215 Raggio Parkway
City: Reno
Province or State: NV
Postal Code: 89512
Kendrick Taylor
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: sco@.maxey.dri.edu
Contact Address:
- Nevada System of Higher Education
- Desert Research Institute
- Desert Research Institute
- 2215 Raggio Parkway
City: Reno
Province or State: NV
Postal Code: 89512
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
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
WAIS Divide Home Page
Reference
Mitchell, L. E., E. J. Brook, T. Sowers, J. R. McConnell, and K. Taylor. 2011. Multidecadal variability of atmospheric methane, 1000-1800 C.E. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 116, G02007, doi:10.1029/2010JG001441.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-05-27
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-20
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