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Borehole Temperatures from the North Slope of Alaska, 1977-2003

Entry ID: ARCSS034

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Summary

Abstract: This data set contains temperatures collected from boreholes on the North Slope of Alaska at 23 sites between 1977 and 2003. Most data fall into a date range of 1983-2003. The data consist of manually measured temperature profiles. PLEASE NOTE: These data and documentation files are presented as received from the Principal Investigator (PI) and have not undergone the normal ADCC quality control procedures. This data set will not receive routine NSIDC User Services support until ADCC staff have completely prepared the data for publication. Until this disclaimer has been removed, users should send questions and comments about this data set to nsidc@nsidc.org. NSIDC will forward these inquiries to the PI for resolution.

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Description: access to data and documentation

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 72.0	S: 68.0	E: -140.0	W: -165.0

Min Depth: 0 M Max Depth: 80 M

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Thomas E. Osterkamp

Dataset Title: Borehole Temperatures from the North Slope of Alaska, 1977-2002

Dataset Release Date: 2000-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss034.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1977-01-01

Stop Date: 2002-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > PERMAFROST

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > PERMAFROST

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Project

PAGES > Past Global Changes, IGBP

Quality Australia Research Council research fellowship to J.-x.Z.(ARF/F39802775), OPRS
and University of Queensland Post-graduate research scholarships to Q.X.,
University of Queensland post-graduate travel award for Q.X.'s isotope work in
China, ARC and U. Queensland support for Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory.

Ancillary Keywords

speleothems

stable isotopes

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NOAA/NCDC

Data Center

World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER Phone: +1 (303) 497-6160 Fax: +1 (303) 497-6513 Email: paleo at noaa.gov Contact Address: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology NOAA/NCDC Code E/GCx3 325 Broadway City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80303 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: online ftp

Distribution Format: ascii

Fees: none

Personnel

Q. XIA

Role: INVESTIGATOR

JIAN-XIN ZHAO

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

University of Queensland

Province or State: Tasmania

Country: Australia

KENNETH COLLERSON

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +61 7 3365 1180

Fax: +61 7 3365 1277

Email: k.collerson at mailbox.uq.edu.au

Contact Address:

UNIVERSITY OF QLD

Department of Earth Sciences

City: BRISBANE

Province or State: Queensland

Postal Code: 4072

Country: Australia

Publications/References

Xia, Q., J.-x. Zhao, and K. D. Collerson. 2001. Early-Mid Holocene climatic
variations in Tasmania, Australia: multi-proxy records in a stalagmite from
Lynds Cave. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 194, Issues 1-2, pp.
177-187. 30 December 2001. doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00541-6

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2006-05-18

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-06-19

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