South Pole Snow Pit, 1988 and 1989, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0086
DOI: 10.7265/N5T43R0R

Overview

Information from 6-meter snow pits dug close to the South Pole in austral summer 1988-1989 by the Glacier Research Group of the University of New Hampshire (location - 38 km on grid 90 from South Pole station - eastern margin of clean air sector) are available. Major ion chemistry (Na, K, Mg, Ca, Cl, NO3, SO4), oxygen isotopes (I8O), H2O2, and beta from a 6-meter snow pit covering the period 1955 to 1989 are included. Major ion chemistry for a series of surface snow samples were also collected on the traverse to the pit.
Parameter(s):
SNOW PIT MAJOR ION CHEMISTRYSNOW PIT OXYGEN ISOTOPES
Platform(s):
Not Specified
Sensor(s):
Not Specified
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 November 1988 to 31 January 1989
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-90
S:
-90
E:
-180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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