Annual Layers at Siple Dome, Antarctica, from Borehole Optical Stratigraphy  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0515
Summary
Researchers gathered data on annual snow layers at Siple Dome, Antarctica, using borehole optical stratigraphy. This data set contains annual layer depths and firn optical brightness. The brightness log is a record of reflectivity of the firn, and peaks in brightness are interpreted to be fine-grained high-density winter snow, as part of the wind slab depth-hoar couplet.
Data are available via FTP in ASCII text (.txt) format
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -81.66°
S: -81.66°
E: -148.82°
W: -148.82°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Waddington, Edwin, Robert Hawley, Richard Alley, and Ken Taylor
Dataset Title: Annual Layers at Siple Dome, Antarctica, from Borehole Optical Stratigraphy
Dataset Release Date: 2012-04-15
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0515.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5DB7ZRZ
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-12-15
Stop Date: 2001-11-15
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION POLAR
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Ice Depth/Thickness
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Depth
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Stratigraphy
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Ice Depth/Thickness
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Depth
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Stratigraphy
Ancillary Keywords
- Antarctica
- Borehole
- borehole video camera
- Ice Core Stratigraphy
- Ice Stratigraphy
- layers
- Siple Dome
- stratigraphy
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
Instrument
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
UWA/ESS
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: 460 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Edwin D. Waddington
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- University of Washington
- Department of Earth and Space Sciences
- Box 351310
- Seattle, Washington 98195-1310
- USA
City: Seattle
Province or State: Washington
Postal Code: 98195-1310
Country: USA
Robert L Hawley
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Dartmouth College
- Earth Sciences, HB 6105
City: Hanover
Province or State: NH
Postal Code: 13755
Country: USA
Richard Alley
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 814 863-1700
Email: ralley@essc.psu.edu
Contact Address:
- Pennsylvania State University
- Department of Geosciences
- 306 Deike Building
City: University Park
Province or State: PA
Postal Code: 16802
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
Reference
Hawley, R.L., E.D. Waddington, R.B. Alley, and K.C. Taylor. 2003. Annual layers in polar firn detected by Borehole Optical Stratigraphy. Geophysical Research Letters 30(15), doi:10.1029/2003GL017675.
Hawley, R.L., E.D. Waddington. 2011. In-Situ Measurements of Firn Compaction Profiles Using Borehole Optical Stratigraphy. Journal of Glaciology, 57(202), 289-294.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2012-04-15
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-20
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