Late Holocene Climate Variability, Dry Valleys, Antarctica, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0399
DOI: 10.7265/N5FF3Q92

Overview

This data set includes high-resolution ice core records from the Dry Valleys region of Antarctica, and provides interpretations of interannual to decadal-scale climate variability during the last 2000 years (late Holocene). Intermediate-length ice cores (100 to 200 meters) were drilled at four sites along transects in the Taylor and Wright valleys, and analyzed for stable isotopes and major ions. The data set includes high-resolution ice core data for each study site. It also includes mass balance, borehole temperature, and snowpit data for each site, and Global Positioning System (GPS) velocity data for some of the sites. Snow pit data from three additional sites in the same region is also available. Data are available via FTP, in Microsoft Excel (.xls), ASCII text (.txt), and Microsoft Word (.doc) file formats.
Parameter(s):
GLACIERSGLACIERS/ICE SHEETSICE SHEETSSNOW/ICESNOW/ICE CHEMISTRYSNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE
Platform(s):
FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS, GPS
Sensor(s):
GPS
Data Format(s):
ASCII, Excel, Word
Temporal Coverage:
10 October 2005 to 15 December 2005
12 October 2004 to 15 December 2004
18 October 2003 to 10 December 2003
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-77.3
S:
-78.08
E:
163.03
W:
161.04
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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