Methane and Carbonyl Sulfide Analysis of Siple Dome Ice Core Subsamples, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0131
DOI: 10.7265/N5P848VP

Overview

This data set is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet cores (WAISCORES) project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. Siple Dome ice cores were analyzed for methanesulfonate (MSA) and carbonyl sulfide (OCS). The methanesulfonate analysis was done on cores A-E and a hot water core, and the carbonyl sulfide analysis was done on 11 C cores. Methanesulfonate data include the sample identification number, depth, and methanesulfonate parts per billion (ppb) of each sample. Carbonyl sulfide data include the depth, OCS parts per trillion (ppt) of each sample, percent error, and gas age (years). Data are available via FTP in tab-delimited ASCII text (.dat, .txt) file format.
Parameter(s):
CARBONYL SULFIDEICE CORE RECORDSICE DEPTH/THICKNESSICE SHEETSMETHANESNOW/ICE CHEMISTRY
Platform(s):
GROUND STATIONS, GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
CORING DEVICES
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1996 to 31 December 1999
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-81
S:
-81
E:
-149
W:
-149
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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