Volcanic Records in the Siple and Taylor Dome Ice Cores, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0126
DOI: 10.7265/N5FQ9TJG
Overview
This data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica.
This data set includes backscattered electron images of tephra samples extracted from the Siple and Taylor Dome ice cores, as well as electron microprobe analyses of glass shards in cases where significant, compositionally-consistent glass populations were present. The data set also includes data on the amount of volcanically derived sulfate deposited on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and recorded in the Siple Dome ice core.
Parameter(s):
GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS
ICE CORE RECORDS
ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS
ICE SHEETS
TEPHRA
Platform(s):
GROUND STATIONS, GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
CORING DEVICES
Data Format(s):
TIFF, ASCII, Excel
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1996 to 31 December 1999
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-81
S:
-81
E:
-149
W:
-149
N:
-77.95
S:
-77.95
E:
158.7889
W:
158.7889
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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