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Siple Shallow Core Density Data

Entry ID: NSIDC-0129

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Summary

Abstract: This data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. Lamorey measured the density of the shallow Siple Dome cores B - I. One-meter sections of the ice core were weighed on a balance beam in the field. The volume was determined by measuring the diameter and length of the core. The data consists of tab-delimited text files of density measurements and a sonic velocity profile, and a .gif format density-versus-depth plot. Data are available via FTP.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -81.0

S: -81.0

E: -149.0

W: -149.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Gregg W. Lamorey

Dataset Title: Siple Shallow Core Density Data

Dataset Series Name: WAISCORES

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

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

Data Presentation Form: images

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0129.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1996-01-01

Stop Date: 2000-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Platform

GROUND STATIONS

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

CORING DEVICES

Project

NSF/OPP > Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation

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-0129

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-0129

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

Distribution

Distribution Media: ftp

Distribution Size: 14 KB text files, 7 KB .gif file

Distribution Format: .gif image file and tab-delimited ASCII text files

Personnel

GREGG W. LAMOREY

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: sco at .maxey.dri.edu

Contact Address:

Desert Research Institute

2215 Raggio Parkway

City: Reno

Province or State: NV

Postal Code: 89512

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

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2003-03-07

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-07-19

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