Biogenic Sulfur in the Siple Dome Ice Core

Data Contributors SALTZMAN, ERIC DIOUMAEVA, IRINA FINLEY, BRANDON Parameters GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS ICE CORE RECORDS SNOW/ICE > SNOW/ICE CHEMISTRY Instruments MASS SPECTROMETERS

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This data set is a continuous, high-resolution record of biogenic sulfur (methanesulfonate, known as MSA and CH3SO3-) in the 1000 m deep Siple Dome A (SDMA) core, covering 100,000 to 20 years BP. The analysis was done on between August 2002 and November 2003 at the University of California, Irvine. Investigators used a mass spectrometer to measure methanesulfonate. Measurements are given as MSA concentration at various depths. Estimated age of the ice at each depth is also given.

This project was a part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Cores (WAISCORES) project for deep ice coring in West Antarctica. WAISCORES is supported by the Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Saltzman. 2004. Biogenic Sulfur in the Siple Dome Ice Core. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5S180F1.

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