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Greenland Summit Ice Cores

Entry ID: ARCSS008

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Summary

Abstract: From 1989 to 1994, the U.S. and European scientific communities supported a bold undertaking to acquire an extensive paleoclimate record for the Northern Hemisphere. These efforts, termed the Greenland Ice Core Project (GRIP) and Greenland Ice Sheet Project Two (GISP2), acquired deep ice cores from sites on and near the Greenland summit. The GISP2 (US) site was located at 72 degrees 36 minutes N, ... 38 degrees 30 minutes W. The GRIP (European) site was located at 72 degrees 35 minutes N, 37 degrees 38 minutes W. A wide range of environmental and physical parameters were recorded from the cores. The data types are listed below: - Air Mass Trajectories (GISP2) - Chemistry (GISP2, GRIP) - Climatological Data (GISP2) - Cosmogenic Isotopes (GISP2) - Dust (GISP2) - Electrical Conductivity (GISP2, GRIP) - Gas Concentrations in Air Bubbles (GISP2, GRIP) - Physical Properties and Ice Core Stratigraphy (GISP2, GRIP) - Stable Isotopes (GISP2, GRIP) - Time scales (GISP2, GRIP) The GRIP and GISP2 data presented on this CD-ROM were acquired as a part of a multi-institutional effort involving the GISP2 Science Management Office (SMO) at the University of New Hampshire, the Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Data Coordination Center (ADCC) at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), the International Ice Core Data Cooperative (IICDC) at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), and the World Data Center (WDC) for Paleoclimatology, Boulder at the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC). Documentation, CD-ROM format and structure, artwork, and data format were carried out jointly by NSIDC and the WDC for Paleoclimatology. All GISP2 and GRIP data are jointly archived at the ADCC at NSIDC and at the WDC for Paleoclimatology, NOAA-NGDC. Error notice: Two errors have come to our attention in the GISP2 core data, found on the Greenland Summit Ice Core CD-ROM, originally released in 1998. The corrected files may be found at ftp://adcc.colorado.edu/pub/projects/arcss008/. The dust file, m1650.dat, was missing altogether from the product; the other corrected file is electrical conductivity measurement (ecm) data, d1000.dat. The original d1000.dat file had the same data as the d1100.dat (data for 1100-1149). If you have a copy of this product, please download the corrected files for your use. We apologize for any inconvenience. Contact NSIDC User Services if you have questions.

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: The Greenland Summit Ice Cores CD-ROM contents page at NGDC

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: online version of the Greenland Summit Ice Cores CD-ROM at NSIDC/ARCSS Data Coordination Center

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 72.0

S: 72.0

E: -37.0

W: -38.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: NSIDC and WDC for Paleoclimatology

Dataset Title: Greenland Summit Ice Cores

Dataset Release Date: 1998-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss008.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1989-01-01

Stop Date: 1994-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > GREENLAND

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Vertical Resolution: 1 cm

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > DUST/ASH/SMOKE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

Access Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

Dissolved Oxygen

Saturation Values

Salinity

Specific Conductance

Service Provider

DOI/USGS/WRD/OSW > Office of Surface Water, Water Resource Division, USGS, U.S. Department of the Interior

Service Organization URL: http://water.usgs.gov/osw/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: WATER RESOURCES U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Email: h2osoft at usgs.gov Contact Address: U.S.G.S. Hydrologic Analysis Software Support Program 437 National Center City: Reston Province or State: VA Postal Code: 20192 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online

Fees: No fees

Personnel

WATER RESOURCES U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Email: h2osoft at usgs.gov

Contact Address:

U.S.G.S.

Hydrologic Analysis Software Support Program

437 National Center

City: Reston

Province or State: VA

Postal Code: 20192

Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: SERF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Weiss, R.F., 1970, The solubility of nitrogen, oxygen, and argon in water and seawater: Deep Sea Research, v. 17, no. 4, p. 721-735

Radtke, D.B., White, A.F., Davis, J.V., and Wilde, F.D., 1998, National field manual for the collection of water-quality data--dissolved oxygen: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, book 9, chap. A6, sect. 6.2 [variously paged]

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2008-05-28
SERF Last Revision Date: 2011-10-03

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