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Methane Isotopes from the WAIS Divide Ice Core

Entry ID: NSIDC-0435

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Summary

Abstract: This data set includes methane (CH4) isotope data from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core, WDC05A, in Antarctica. The data include depth, gas age, and the isotopic composition of methane (∂13C and ∂D of CH4). The ice core was collected during the 2005-2006 Antarctic field season. The CH4 isotope data was generated in 2008 using wet extraction methodology. Samples span ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -79.47	S: -79.47	E: 112.09	W: 112.09
Min Altitude: 1766 M Max Altitude: 1766 M
Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: 300 M

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Sowers, Todd

Dataset Title: Methane Isotopes from the WAIS Divide Ice Core

Dataset Release Date: 2009-12-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado, USA

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0435.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2008-01-01

Stop Date: 2008-12-30

Paleo Temporal Coverage

Paleo Start Date: 1000 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: present
Chrono Unit:

PHANEROZOIC > CENOZOIC

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Vertical Resolution: 0.1 meters
Temporal Resolution: 5 years

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS

PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > ISOTOPES

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

FIELD SURVEYS

LABORATORY

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Instrument

MASS SPECTROMETERS

SPECTROMETERS

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Data Set Progress

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Data Center

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP Phone: 301-614-5224 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov Contact Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center Code 610.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Personnel

JOEL SUSSKIND

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 301-286-7210

Fax: 301-286-2323

Email: joel.susskind-1 at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

Goddard Space Flight Center

Mailstop 613.0

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Chahine, M. T., 1968, "Determination of the Temperature Profile in an
Atmosphere from its Outgoing Radiances", J. Opt. Soc. Am., 58, 1634-1637.

Reuter, D., J. Susskind, and A. Pursch, 1988, "First Guess Dependence of
a Physically Based Set of Temperature Humidity Retrievals from ...

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2009-03-13

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-05-17

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