Snow and Firn Temperature and Permeability Measurements from Siple Dome, Antarctica

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Entry ID

NSIDC-0100

Summary

This data set includes measurements of snow and firn temperature and permeability collected between November 1998 and June 1999 at Siple Dome. The physical characteristics of snow determine the nature of air-snow exchange processes, which in turn affect chemical records in ice cores. Thus a better understanding of the physical properties of snow will improve interpretation of ice core records of atmospheric composition.

Data are available via ftp in both ASCII and Excel formats.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: M. R. Albert
Dataset Title: Snow and Firn Temperature and Permeability Measurements from Siple Dome, Antarctica
Dataset Release Date: 2001-12-01
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/nsidc-0100.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1998-11-25
Stop Date: 1999-06-29

Location Keywords

• Continent Antarctica

Science Keywords

• Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Temperature
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Temperature

Ancillary Keywords

• AGDC
• Antarctica
• Firn Permeability
• Firn Temperature
• Glaciology
• NSIDC
• NSIDC-0100
• Siple Dome
• Snow Permeability
• Snow Properties
• Snow Temperature

Platform

• GROUND STATIONS
• GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

• CORING DEVICES
• PERMEAMETERS
• THERMOMETERS

Use Constraints

Users of permeability measurements should cite: Albert, M.R., E.F. Shultz, F.E. Perron. 2000. Snow and firn permeability at Siple Dome, Antarctica. Annals of Glaciology. 31: 353-356. The snow temperature has not been published as of the time the data were submitted; please contact Mary Albert for updates on citation.

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Set ID: NSIDC-0100

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 Set ID: NSIDC-0100

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: 2000 KB ASCII files and 2470 KB Excel files
Distribution Format: ASCII files, Excel files

Personnel

Mary R. Albert
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
U.S. Army Cold Regions Research & Engineering Lab
Hanover NH
USA

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

Metadata Name and Version

Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2001-12-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2001-12-01

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