Methane Measurements from the GISP2 and Siple Dome Ice Cores, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0440
DOI: 10.7265/N58P5XFZ

Overview

This data set contains methane measurements made in trapped air in the Holocene sections of two ice cores: the Siple Dome ice core in Antarctica, and the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 (GISP2) ice core in Greenland. The measurements were made at Oregon State University between 2007 and 2009. Measurements were made relative to the NOAA04 methane concentration scale using a working standard internally calibrated to NOAA certified air standards. Concentrations are corrected for gravitational fractionation and solubility effects in the melt-refreeze extraction. Data are available via FTP in Microsoft Excel (.xls) format.
Parameter(s):
GLACIERS/ICE SHEETSICE CORE RECORDSICE SHEETSMETHANE
Platform(s):
LABORATORY
Sensor(s):
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS
Data Format(s):
Excel
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 2007 to 31 December 2009
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
73.583333
S:
73.583333
E:
-38.466667
W:
-38.466667
N:
-81.65
S:
-81.65
E:
-148.81
W:
-148.81
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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