Snow Pit and Ice Core Data from Southern Greenland, 1984

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Entry ID

ARCSS027

Summary

This collection includes surface snow sample, snow pit, and ice core data from summer of 1984 in Greenland (location - 65 degrees 6 minutes north, 44 degrees 52 minutes west, 2625 m a.s.l.). The data describe concentrations of major ions (Cl, Ca, Mg, K, Na, NO3, SO4), iron +3 (Fe) and oxygen isotopes (18O). Samples were obtained by the Glacier Research Group (GRG) and analyzed at a lab at the University of New Hampshire (UNH).

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Paul A. Mayewski and Sallie Whitlow
Dataset Title: Snow Pit and Ice Core Data from Southern Greenland, 1984
Dataset Release Date: 1996-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss027.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1984-06-01
Stop Date: 1984-08-31

Location Keywords

• Continent North America Greenland
• Geographic Region Arctic
• Geographic Region Polar

Science Keywords

• Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Depth SNOW PIT
• Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Ions ICE CORE
• Paleoclimate Ice Core Records Isotopes ICE CORE
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Depth SNOW PIT

Ancillary Keywords

• ADCC
• ARCSS027
• Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
• Ion Chemistry
• National Science Foundation
• NSF
• NSIDC
• OPP-8619158
• OPP8619158
• Oxygen Isotopes
• Snow Pit
• Snow Samples

Platform

• GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

• CORING DEVICES

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Set ID: ARCSS027

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 Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Data Set ID: ARCSS027

Data Center Personnel

Name: NSIDC ARCSS 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

Personnel

Paul A. Mayewski
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 207-581-3019
Email: paul.mayewski@maine.edu
Email: climatechange@maine.edu
Contact Address:
Climate Change Institute
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Maine
City: Orono
Province or State: ME
Postal Code: 04469
Country: USA

SALLIE WHITLOW
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 603-862-4129
Email: siw@unh.edu
Contact Address:
Glacier Research Group
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space
Morse Hall
University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
Postal Code: 03824

NSIDC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
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

Related URL

ftp://adcc.colorado.edu/pub/projects/arcss027/
data ftp site

http://nsidc.org/data/arcss027.html
access to data and documentation

Reference

Mayewski, P.A., G. Holdsworth, M. J. Spencer, S. Whitlow, M. S. Twickler, M. C. Morrison, K. K. Ferland and L. D. Meeker, L. D. 1993. Ice-core sulfate from three northern hemisphere sites: source and temperature forcing implications. Atmos. Environ. 27A:2,915-2,919.

Mayewski, P.A., W. B. Lyons, M. J. Spencer, M. Twickler, W. Dansgaard, B. Koci, C. I. Davidson and R. E Honrath. 1986. Sulfate and nitrate concentrations from a south Greenland ice core. Science, 232:975-977.

Mayewski, P.A., W. B. Lyons, M. J. Spencer, M. S. Twickler, C.F. Buck and S. Whitlow. 1990. An ice-core record of atmospheric response to anthropogenic sulfate and nitrate. Nature, 346:554-556.

Mayewski, P.A., M. J. Spencer, W. B. Lyons and M. S. Twickler. 1987. Seasonal and spatial trends in south Greenland snow chemistry. Atmos. Environ. 21:863-869.

Twickler, M. S., M. J. Spencer, W. B. Lyons and P.A. Mayewski. 1986. Measurement of organic carbon in polar snow samples. Nature 320:156-158.

Whitlow, S., P.A. Mayewski, J. Dibb, G. Holdsworth and M. S. Twickler. 1994. An ice-core-based record of biomass burning in the Arctic and subarctic, 1750 - 1980. Tellus 46B:234-242.

Metadata Name and Version

Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-08-31
Last DIF Revision Date: 2002-07-18

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