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Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of Buried Glacier Ice
Entry ID: BU-054-005

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Summary

Abstract: This project studies ancient ice buried in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica. The ice, which may approach ten million years in age, will be dated using argon and uranium radioisotope techniques. High-risk work, if successful it will offer the first and perhaps only samples of the Earth's atmosphere from millions of years in the past. These samples could offer critically important tests of paleoclimate records and proxies, as well as a glimpse into the characteristics of a past world much like the predicted future, warmer Earth. The broader impacts are graduate student education, and potentially contributing to society's understanding of global climate change and sea level rise.

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Description: NSF Award #0636705 Abstract

Geographic Coverage

N: -77.84513 S: -77.909454 E: 160.63568 W: 160.48705

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS >GLACIERS    [Definition]

PALEOCLIMATE >LAND RECORDS    [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >FROZEN GROUND >PERMAFROST    [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >FROZEN GROUND >ROCK GLACIERS    [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >FROZEN GROUND >PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES    [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >FROZEN GROUND >GROUND ICE    [Definition]

CLIMATE INDICATORS >ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS >TEMPERATURE INDICES >COMMON SENSE CLIMATE INDEX    [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS >ABLATION ZONES/ACCUMULATION ZONES    [Definition]

PALEOCLIMATE >PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTIONS >AIR TEMPERATURE RECONSTRUCTION    [Definition]

PALEOCLIMATE >PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTIONS >ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION RECONSTRUCTION    [Definition]

PALEOCLIMATE >LAND RECORDS >BOREHOLES    [Definition]

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GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Project

NSF/OPP >Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation [Information]

Data Center

Department of Earth Sciences, Boston University [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.bu.edu/es/

Data Center Personnel

Name: DAVID R. MARCHANT
Phone: 617-353-3236
Fax: 617-353-3290
Email: marchant at bu.edu
Contact Address:
Department of Earth Sciences
Boston University
685 Commonwealth Ave
City: Boston
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02215
Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-02-03

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-02-10

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