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Microparticle, Conductivity, and Density Measurements from the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core, Antarctica

Entry ID: NSIDC-0499

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Summary

Abstract: This data set includes microparticle concentration, electrical conductivity, and density measurements from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide deep ice core, WDC06A. Microparticle concentration data are reported as total particles per ml of meltwater. Concentration was measured using a laser detector and the University of Maine WAIS Melt Monitor system. Conductivity is measured in micro-Siemens per cm (uS/cm). Density data were collected on 3 by 3 by 100 cm sticks from the WDC06A core, using the Maine Automated Density Gauge Experiment (MADGE). Density data span 0 to 160 m in depth, while the particle and conductivity measurements span the upper 577 m of the core. Data are available via FTP in ASCII text format (.txt).

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -79.48	S: -79.48	E: -112.09	W: -112.09

Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: 160 M

	N: -79.48	S: -79.48	E: 112.09	W: 112.09

Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: 577 M

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Kreutz, K., B. Koffman, D. Breton, and G. Hamilton.

Dataset Title: Microparticle, Conductivity, and Density Measurements from the WAIS Divide Deep Ice Core, Antarctica

Dataset Release Date: 2011-10-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado, USA

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0499.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2006-01-01

Stop Date: 2006-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > MICROALGAE

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ENVIRONMENT

INLAND WATERS

Project

USGS_SOFIA > South Florida Information Access

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

Broward County

Collier County

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

SOUTH FLORIDA INFORMATION ACCESS, FLORIDA INTEGRATED SCIENCE CENTER, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Data Center URL: http://sofia.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: HEATHER S. HENKEL Phone: 727.803.8747 ext. 3028 Fax: 727.803.2032 Email: hhenkel at usgs.gov Contact Address: USGS-FISC-St. Petersburg 600 Fourth St. South City: St. Petersburg Province or State: FL Postal Code: 33701 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Format: open file report

Fees: None

Personnel

NANCY SIMON

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 703-648-5863

Fax: 703-648-5832

Email: nssimon at usgs.gov

Contact Address:

U.S. Geological Survey

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive

MS 432

City: Reston

Province or State: VA

Postal Code: 20192

Country: USA

ALICIA ALEMAN

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Email: alicia.m.aleman at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

Goddard Space Flight Center

Code 610.2

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Simon, N. S., Cox, T.; Spencer, R., 1998, Data for Periphyton and Water Samples Collected from the South Florida Ecosystem, 1995 and 1996, USGS Open-File Report, 98-76, Reston VA, U.S. Geological Survey.
http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/98-76

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-02-20

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-02-24

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