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Methyl Chloride Measurements from the Siple Dome A Deep Core, Antarctica

Entry ID: NSIDC-0356

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Summary

Abstract: This data set is an analysis of methyl chloride concentration measured in air extracted from ice core samples from the Siple Dome A deep core in West Antarctica. In total, forty six (46) ice samples, approximately 10-15 cm in length, were analyzed in this study. Data are available in Microsoft Excel format and are available via FTP.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -81.66

S: -81.66

E: -148.82

W: -148.82

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Eric Saltzman

Dataset Title: Methyl Chloride Measurements from the Siple Dome A Deep Core, Antarctica

Dataset Release Date: 2008-10-22

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado, USA

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0356.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2004-11-01

Stop Date: 2007-05-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW/ICE CHEMISTRY

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW/ICE CHEMISTRY

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Instrument

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS

Ancillary Keywords

Antarctic

Antarctic Ice Sheet

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center

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

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

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 31 KB

Distribution Format: Microsoft Excel

Personnel

ERIC SALTZMAN

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: (949) 824-3936

Fax: (949) 824-3874

Email: esaltzma at uci.edu

Contact Address:

Department of Earth System Science

University of California, Irvine

City: Irvine

Province or State: CA

Postal Code: 92697-3100

Country: USA

Publications/References

Saltzman, E.S., M.Aydin, M.B. Williams, K.R. Verhulst, and B. Gun, Methyl chloride in a deep ice core from Siple Dome, West Antarctica, Geophys. Res. Lett., submitted.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2008-10-01

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-03-10

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