Black Carbon in Arctic Snow, Samples from Vestfonna, Svalbard - Kinnvika (Norway)
Entry ID: KV-BC-Spring2008

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Summary
Abstract: Transport of atmospheric contaminants into the Arctic.
Black carbon data from snow samples across the Vestfonna ice cap, Svalbard.
Point data.

Data set organization
Excel file, organized by sampling site and date.

Methodology or analytical tools
The samples are transported and stored frozen. Samples are melted and filtered through quartz fibre ... View entire text
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Description: Change and variability of Arctic Systems Nordaustlandet, Svalbard - "Kinnvika"
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 80.2   S: 79.9   E: 21.3   W: 18.2
Min Altitude: 0 M Max Altitude: 610 M
Min Depth: 0.05 M Max Depth: 2 M

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Elisabeth Isaksson
Dataset Title: Black Carbon in Arctic Snow, Samples from Vestfonna, Svalbard [Kinnvika]
Dataset Series Name: KV-BC-Spring2008
Dataset Publisher: Norwegian Polar Institute
Version: 1
Data Presentation Form: Table
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 15400 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 11200 ybp
Chrono Unit:
Originating Center
Data Center
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/
Dataset ID: severinghaus_0221470

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
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 858-822-2483
Fax: 858-822-3310
Email: jseveringhaus at ucsd.edu
Contact Address:
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
9500 Gilman Dr.
City: La Jolla
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 92093-0244
Country: USA
Publications/References
Petrenko, V.V., Severinghaus, J.P., Brook, E.J., Reeh, N., Schaefer, H., Gas
records from the west Greenland ice margin covering the last glacial
Termination: A horizontal ice core, Quaternary Science Reviews 25, 865-875
(2006).
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-11-22
Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-12-19

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