Barium Concentrations and Salinity in Arctic River Estuaries, 1993-1996

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Entry ID

ARCSS107

Summary

This data set includes measurements of barium concentrations and salinity in samples collected from the estuaries of major Arctic rivers and adjacent shelf areas during 1993 to 1996. Investigators used Niskin bottles to collect water samples. The same samples were used to determine both barium concentrations and salinity. Barium concentrations were determined using isotope-dilution inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometry. Salinities were calculated using a laboratory salinometer. Data are available via FTP.

Geographic Coverage

 

Spatial Coordinates:
N: 77.71°     S: 68.46°     E: 170.49°     W: -137.4°    

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Kelly K. Falkner
Dataset Title: Barium Concentrations and Salinity in Arctic River Estuaries, 1993-1996
Dataset Release Date: 2002-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO, U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: Table
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss107.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1993-09-15
Stop Date: 1996-08-31

Location Keywords

  • Continent Europe Eastern Europe Russia
  • Continent North America Canada
  • Geographic Region Arctic
  • Geographic Region Polar
  • Ocean Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea

Science Keywords

  • Oceans Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography Water Depth
  • Oceans Ocean Chemistry Ocean Tracers Barium
  • Oceans Ocean Chemistry Trace Elements Dissolved Barium
  • Oceans Salinity/Density Salinity
  • Terrestrial Hydrosphere Surface Water Rivers/Streams

Ancillary Keywords

  • ADCC
  • ARCSS107
  • Arctic estuaries
  • Arctic river estuaries
  • Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
  • Barents Sea
  • CTD Rosette
  • East Siberian Sea
  • Estuaries
  • Indigirka River
  • Kara Sea
  • Khatanga River
  • Kolyma River
  • Kugmallit Bay
  • Laptev Sea
  • Lena River
  • Mackenzie Estuary
  • Mackenzie River
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • National Science Foundation
  • NSF
  • NSIDC
  • Ob River
  • ONR AASERT N00014-9311093
  • ONR YIP N00014-9310318
  • ONRAASERTN000149311093
  • ONRYIPN000149310318
  • PCSP
  • Pechora River
  • Polar Continental Shelf Project
  • Pyasina River
  • R/V Dmitriy Mendeleyev
  • R/V Valerian Al'banov
  • R/V Yakov Smirnitsky
  • Tuktoyaktuk
  • White Sea
  • Yana River
  • Yenisey River

Platform

  • GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
  • SHIPS

Instrument

  • CTD Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
  • NISKIN BOTTLES
  • WATER BOTTLES

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Set ID: ARCSS102

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: ARCSS102

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
Distribution Size: Five files, 18 KB total
Distribution Format: ASCII text files

Distribution Media: ftp
Distribution Size: Five files, 84 KB total
Distribution Format: Microsoft Excel files

Personnel

Kelly K. Falkner
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: kfalkner@oce.orst.edu
Contact Address:
College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
104 Ocean Admin Bldg
City: Corvallis
Province or State: OR
Postal Code: 97331

CHRISTOPHER GUAY
Role: DATA CONTRIBUTOR
Email: cguay@oce.orst.edu
Contact Address:
College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences
104 Ocean Admin Bldg
Oregon State University
City: Corvallis
Province or State: OR
Postal Code: 97331

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/arcss107/
data FTP site

http://nsidc.org/data/arcss107.html
access to data and documentation

Metadata Name and Version

Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-10-07
Last DIF Revision Date: 2002-11-25

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