Methane Concentrations from the WAIS Divide Ice Core (WDC06A), 60 to 11,300 ybp  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0509
Summary
This data set contains a high-resolution history of atmospheric methane (CH4) concentrations in parts per billion (ppb) from approximately 60 to 11,300 years before present (ybp), obtained in 2010 from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide Ice Core WDC06A. Gas age is derived from the WDC06A-5 ice age scale.
Data are available via FTP as a Microsoft Excel file (.xlsx).
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -79.46763°
S: -79.46763°
E: -112.086483°
W: -112.086483°
Min Depth: 91.48 meters
Max Depth: 1948.3 meters
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Todd Sowers
Dataset Title: Methane Concentrations from the WAIS Divide Ice Core (WDC06A), 60 to 11,300 ybp
Dataset Release Date: 2012-04-19
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0509.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5J1013R
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2010-01-01
Stop Date: 2010-12-31
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 11300
Paleo Stop Date: 60
Chronostratigraphic Unit: Phanerozoic Cenozoic Quaternary Holocene Holocene
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET DIVIDE
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Ice Depth/Thickness
- Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Methane
Ancillary Keywords
- AGDC
- Antarctica
- Methane
- WAIS
- WAIS Divide
- West Antarctica
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instrument
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: 52 KB
Distribution Format: Microsoft Excel
Personnel
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
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
Sowers, T. 2010. Atmospheric Methane Isotope Records Covering the Holocene Period. Quaternary Science Reviews 29, doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.05.023
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2012-04-19
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-20
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