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Tropical Ice Core Paleoclimatic Records, Quelccaya Ice Cap, Peru

Entry ID: G01248

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Summary

Abstract: Ice Core data from the Quelccaya Ice Cap, Peru, including
annual ice accumulation, oxygen isotopes, and dust particles.

Purpose: Paleoclimatic Research

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -13.93

S: -13.94

E: -70.83

W: -70.84

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: National Geophysical Data CenterL. Thompson

Dataset Title: Tropical Ice Core Paleoclimatic Records, Quelccaya Ice Cap, Peru

Dataset Release Date: 1990--

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

Dataset Publisher: National Geophysical Data Center

Version: First

Online Resource: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/icecore/trop/quelccaya/quelccaya.html

Paleo Temporal Coverage

Chrono Unit:

PHANEROZOIC > CENOZOIC > QUATERNARY

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA > PERU

Science Keywords

PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > ICE CORE AIR BUBBLES

PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > ISOTOPES

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

SV > Snow Vehicle

DRILLING PLATFORMS

Instrument

CORING DEVICES

ICE AUGERS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Access Constraints No Constraints

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

GOSIC

G3OS/

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Data Center

World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/
Dataset ID: ______ICE_CORE ____

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