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Greenland Snow Pit and Core Stratigraphy

Entry ID: ARCSS123

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Summary

Abstract: Carl S. Benson's Greenland snow accumulation study field notebooks and analyses of snow accumulation, temperature, ice sheet facies and snow densification are available on 74 microfiche or as hard copy for on-site use by appointment. The data set includes a summary of all sampling stations, summary matrix of data collected at each station; accumulation data adjusted for Fall 1954 and Fall 1955 ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 85.0

S: 60.0

E: -18.0

W: -72.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Carl S. Benson

Dataset Title: Greenland Snow Pit and Core Stratigraphy

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

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss0123.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1952-08-17

Stop Date: 1955-08-20

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > GREENLAND

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

COMPUTERS

FIELD INVESTIGATION

FIELD SURVEYS

LABORATORY

Instrument

AWS > Automated Weather System

CORING DEVICES

Project

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

IPY-AP > IPY in the Antarctic Peninsula - Ice and Climate System

Ancillary Keywords

climate change

climate warming

Originating Center

The Steffen Research Group, University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Data Center

NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/

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

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

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

Personnel

KONRAD STEFFEN

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +1 (303) 492-4524

Email: konrad.steffen at colorado.edu

Contact Address:

CIRES Ekeley Building, S264

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309-0216

Country: USA

Publications/References

McGrath, D., K. Steffen, H. Rajaram, T. Scambos, W. Abdalati, and E. Rignot, Basal crevasses on the Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica: Implications for meltwater ponding and hydrofracture, Geophys. Res. Lett. 39, L16504, doi:10.1029/2012GL052413, 2012.

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2012-10-03

Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-01-07

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