Micrometeorites from the South Pole Water Well, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0113
DOI: 10.7265/N5R49NQK
NON-NSIDC DATA PRODUCT

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Overview

Micrometeorites dated between 1100 A.D. to 1500 A.D. were collected from the bottom of the South Pole Water Well in December 1995. Element analyses of 181 cosmic glass spherule and micrometeorite samples are in ASCII text and Excel spreadsheet format. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) images of the spherules and micrometeorites are in TIFF format. Data are available via ftp.
Parameter(s):
Micrometeorites
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
ELECTRON MICROPROBES
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES
SEDIMENT TRAPS
Data Format(s):
TIFF
ASCII
Excel
Temporal Coverage:
  • 1 December 1995 to 31 December 1995
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Reference System(s):
Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
  • N:
    -90
    S:
    -90
    E:
    0
    W:
    0
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.