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Carbon-Isotopic Composition of Atmospheric CO2 since the Last Glacial Maximum

Entry ID: NSIDC-0108

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Summary

Abstract: These data describe the concentration and carbon-isotopic composition (d13CO2) of atmospheric CO2 from air trapped in ice between 27,000 and 1,300 years before present from Taylor Dome, Antarctica. Data are used to investigate the causes of the CO2 concentration increase that occurred during the transition between the last glacial maximum (LGM) and the Holocene. Data are in tab-delimited ASCII and Excel formats, and are available via ftp.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -77.8	S: -77.8	E: 158.71	W: 158.71

Min Depth: 0 METERS Max Depth: 555 METERS

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Martin Wahlen

Dataset Title: Carbon-Isotopic Composition of Atmospheric CO2 since the Last Glacial Maximum

Dataset Release Date: 2002-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

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

Data Presentation Form: table

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0108.html

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > TAYLOR DOME

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > CARBON DIOXIDE

PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > ICE CORE AIR BUBBLES

PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > ISOTOPES

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > CARBON DIOXIDE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

MASS SPECTROMETERS

Ancillary Keywords

AGDC

Antarctica

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0108

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0108

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

NSIDC U.S. Antarctic Data Coordination Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/usadcc/
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0108

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USADCC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: ftp

Distribution Size: 27 KB total (2 KB ASCII, 25 KB Excel)

Distribution Format: ASCII, Excel

Personnel

MARTIN WAHLEN

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 1-858-534-0828

Phone: 1-858-534-6248

Fax: 1-858-534-0967

Email: mwahlen at ucsd.edu

Contact Address:

Geosciences Research Division

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

City: La Jolla

Province or State: CA

Postal Code: 92093-0220

Country: USA

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468

Email: nsidc at nsidc.org

Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

CIRES, 449 UCB

University of Colorado

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Publications/References

Craig, H., Y. Horibe, and T. Sowers. 1988. Gravitational separation of gases and isotopes in polar ice caps. Science 242:1675-1678. Indermuhle, A., T. Stocker, H. Fischer, H. Smith, F. Joos, M. Wahlen, B. Deck, D. Mastroianni, J. Tschumi, T. Blunier, R. Meyer, and B. Stauffer. 1998. Holocene carbon-cycle dynamics based on CO2 trapped in ice at Taylor Dome, Antarctica. Nature 398:121-126. ...

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-06-27

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-07-26

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