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GISP2 Oxygen Isotope Data

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Grootes, P.M., M. Stuiver

Publication_Date: December 1995

Title: GISP2 Oxygen Isotope Data

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

Series_Information:

Series_Name: GISP2 Oxygen Isotope Data
Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, CO
Publisher: NOAA/NGDC Paleoclimatology Program

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/greenland/summit/gisp2/isotopes/gispd18o.txt

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Unknown

Publication_Date: 1997

Title: The Greenland Summit Ice Cores CD-ROM

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

Series_Information:

Series_Name: The Greenland Summit Ice Cores CD-ROM
Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, CO
Publisher: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/icecore/greenland/summit/document/gispdata.htm

Description:

Abstract:: This data set contains the Greenland Ice Sheet Project II (GISP2) delta 18O (oxygen isotope) vs. depth as well as age at 2m intervals. NOTE: PLEASE CITE ORIGINAL REFERENCES WHEN USING THIS DATA!
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Grootes, P.M., Stuiver, M., White, J.W.C., Johnsen, S., and Jouzel, J.,1993, Comparison of oxygen isotope records from the GISP2 and GRIP Greenland ice cores. Nature 366:552-554.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Meese, D., Alley, R., Gow, T., Grootes, P.M., Mayewski, P., Ram, M., Taylor, K., Waddington, E., and Zielinski, G., 1994, Preliminary depth-age scale of the GISP2 ice core. CRREL Special Report 94-1.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Sowers, T., Bender, M., Labeyrie, L., Martinson, D., Jouzel, J., Raynaud, D., Pichon, J.J., and Korotkevich, Y., 1993, 135,000 Year Vostok-SPECMAP common temporal framework. Paleoceanography 8:737-766.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Stuiver, M., Grootes, P.M., and Braziunas, T.F., 1995, The GISP2 delta 18O climate record of the past 16,500 years and the role of the sun, ocean, and volcanoes. Quaternary Research, 44, (3) 341-354.

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -38.5
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -38.5
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72.6
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 72.6

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > ICE CORE AIR BUBBLES
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > ISOTOPES > OXYGEN ISOTOPES
Theme_Keyword: GISP2 > GREENLAND ICE SHEET PROJECT II
Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM
Theme_Keyword: D18o
Theme_Keyword: Gisp2
Theme_Keyword: Ice Core
Theme_Keyword: Paleoclimate
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > GREENLAND

Access_Constraints: Not Available

Use_Constraints:

Not Available

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: PIETER M. GROOTES

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: MINZE STUIVER

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Christian-Albrechts-University
Address: Geolgisch-Palaontologisches Institut
Address: und Museum der Universtat
City: Olshausenstrasse 40-60
State_or_Province: Kiel
Postal_Code: D-24098
Country: Germany

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Quaternary Isotope Laboratory
Address: University of Washington
Address: Department of Geological Sciences
City: Seattle
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98195-1310
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 49 431 880 389

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206) 685-1735

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: minze@u.washington.edu

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Not Available

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Not Available

Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Not Available
Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: Not Available
Altitude_Resolution: 2482 m
Altitude_Distance_Units: Not Available
Altitude_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate

Depth_System_Definition:

Depth_Datum_Name: Not Available
Depth_Resolution: 2482 m
Depth_Distance_Units: Not Available
Depth_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER > World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder
Contact_Person: WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
Address: NOAA/NCDC Code E/GCx3
Address: 325 Broadway
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80303
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 497-6160

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 497-6513

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: paleo@noaa.gov

Resource_Description: NGDC_WDCA_PALEO_GISP2_D18O

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ASCII
Transfer_Size: 26 KB

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/gre...

Access_Instructions:

Access to GISP2 oxygen isotope data

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/icecore/greenland/s...

Access_Instructions:

Access to other GISP2 data

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/icecore/greenland/s...

Access_Instructions:

Information on the Greenland ice core data

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:

Metadata_Review_Date: 20060828

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GENE R. MAJOR

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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