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NICL Ice Cores Inventory (including GISP2) for Paleoclimate Data

Entry ID: EARTH_LAND_NGDC_PALEO_NICL_GISP

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Summary

Abstract: The NICL Inventory describes the ice core holdings of the National
Ice Core Laboratory (NICL), a facility for storing, curating, and
studying ice cores recovered from the world's polar regions. It
is jointly operated by the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S.
National Science Foundation, and the University of Colorado (USA)
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research. NICL ...

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: ftp access to data

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 78.0

S: 65.0

E: -36.0

W: -62.0

N: -70.0

S: -83.0

E: -118.0

W: 90.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: AIRS Science Team/Moustafa Chahine

Dataset Title: AIRS/Aqua Level 2 CO2 in the free troposphere (AIRS+AMSU)

Dataset Release Date: 2010-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD, USA

Dataset Publisher: Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)

Version: 005

Data Presentation Form: Digital Science Data

Online Resource: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/AIRS/AIRS/data-holdings/by-data-produ...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2002-09-01

Stop Date: 2012-02-29

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 110 km
Longitude Resolution: 110 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 km - < 250 km or approximately 1 degree - < 2.5 degrees
Temporal Resolution: 6 Minute(s)
Temporal Resolution Range: 1 minute - < 1 hour

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > CARBON DIOXIDE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

AQUA > Earth Observing System, AQUA

Instrument

AIRS > Atmospheric Infrared Sounder

AMSU-A > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

AQUA > Earth Observing System (EOS), AQUA

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Quality Users should read information contained within the two documents below to avoid misuse of the data in their research.

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Access Constraints None

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

GES DISC

Data Center

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP Phone: 301-614-5224 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov Contact Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center Code 610.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA