Taylor Dome Ice Core Data, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0132
DOI: 10.7265/N5JH3J4C
NON-NSIDC DATA PRODUCT

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Overview

The collection site is Taylor Dome, an ice-accumulation area on the East Antarctic ice sheet. The dome is a ridge about 20 x 80 km, which lies inland of the Transantarctic Mountains. Deep drilling by the Polar Ice Coring Office (PICO) at Taylor Dome reached bedrock at a depth of 554 meters during the 1993-1994 austral summer season.

This data set includes mesurements of:

  • beryllium-10 (betd.txt)
  • oxygen isotopes (hi18o_td.txt and lo18o_td.txt)
  • deuterium isotopes (deld_20cm.txt and deld_td.txt).

These data were produced at the University of Washington from samples obtained in the field and via the University of New Hampshire automatic melting system. For beryllium, deuterium, and 20-cm oxygen isotope data, the st9810 ice age (kyB1950) timescale is used. For 0.5- to 1-m oxygen isotope data, the st9507 is used.

Parameter(s):
GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS
ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS
ICE SHEETS
ISOTOPES
SNOW DEPTH
SNOW/ICE CHEMISTRY
SNOW STRATIGRAPHY
Platform(s):
GROUND STATIONS
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
CORING DEVICES
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
  • 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1996
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Reference System(s):
Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
  • N:
    -77
    S:
    -77
    E:
    158
    W:
    158
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.