Microparticle, Conductivity, and Density Measurements from the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core, Antarctica  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0499
Summary
This data set includes microparticle concentration, electrical conductivity, and density measurements from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide deep ice core, WDC06A. Microparticle concentration data are reported as total particles per ml of meltwater. Concentration was measured using a laser detector and the University of Maine WAIS Melt Monitor system. Conductivity is measured in micro-Siemens per cm (uS/cm). Density data were collected on 3 by 3 by 100 cm sticks from the WDC06A core, using the Maine Automated Density Gauge Experiment (MADGE). Density data span 0 to 160 m in depth, while the particle and conductivity measurements span the upper 577 m of the core.
Data are available via FTP in ASCII text format (.txt).
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -79.482778°
S: -79.482778°
E: -112.088333°
W: -112.088333°
Max Depth: 160 meters
N: -79.482778°
S: -79.482778°
E: 112.088333°
W: 112.088333°
Max Depth: 577 meters
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Kreutz, K., B. Koffman, D. Breton, and G. Hamilton.
Dataset Title: Microparticle, Conductivity, and Density Measurements from the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core, Antarctica
Dataset Release Date: 2011-10-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0499.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5K07264
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2006-01-01
Stop Date: 2006-12-31
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 1384
Paleo Stop Date: 2006
Paleo Start Date: -427 C. E.
Paleo Stop Date: 2006
Data Resolution
Vertical Resolution: 2 cm
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION POLAR
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Ice Sheets
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Chemistry
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Electrical Properties
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Ions
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Isotopes
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Particulate Matter
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Chemistry
Ancillary Keywords
- Antarctica
- Ice Core
- Ice Core Chemistry
- Ice Core Data
- Ice Cores
- microparticles
- WAIS
- West Antarctica
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- FIELD INVESTIGATION
- LABORATORY
Project
- WAISCORES West Antarctic Ice Sheet Cores
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
UMAINE/CLIMATE
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: 23 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
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
Gordon S. Hamilton
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: gordon.hamilton@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: 04469-5790
Country: USA
Daniel Breton
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- University of Maine
- Climate Change Institute
- 120 Bennett Hall
City: Orono
Province or State: Maine
Postal Code: 04469
Bess Koffman
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- University of Maine
- 236 Sawyer Hall
City: Orono
Province or State: Maine
Postal Code: 04469
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
Breton, D. J., G. S. Hamilton, C. T. Hess. 2009. Design, Optimization and Calibration of an Automated Density Gauge for Firn and Ice Cores. Journal of Glaciology, 55(194): 1092-1100. www.igsoc.org/journal/55/194/t09J008.pdf.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-10-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-20
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