Microstructural Location and Composition of Impurities in Polar Ice Cores

Data Contributors BAKER, IAN OBBARD, RACHEL Parameters ICE CORE AIR BUBBLES ICE SHEETS IONS PARTICULATE MATTER Instruments ION CHROMATOGRAPHS PARTICLE DETECTORS SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES

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This data set contains measurements of impurities and ions in three polar ice cores: the Vostok 5G ice core and the Byrd ice core from Antarctica, and the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 (GISP2) D core. Parameters include sample depth, grain size, ion concentration, and ice core impurity information. Measurements were made using Ion Chromatography (IC), optical microscopy, and Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS).

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Baker, I. and R. Obbard. 2010. Microstructural Location and Composition of Impurities in Polar Ice Cores. Boulder, Colorado, USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media.

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