Holocene climate history obtained from snow profiles (chemistry, dust flux, temperature, structure), firn cores and climate measurements from the Wilson Piedmont Glacier, Victoria Land Coast, Antarctica
Entry ID: K049_1999_2008_NZ_4

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Summary
Abstract: To understand the drivers and consequences of climate change on timescales important to humans, the paleoclimate of ice cores, the glacial system and local climate patterns were analysed from the Wilson Piedmont Glacier. The Wilson Piedment Gacier serves as a reference record for an examination of the Victoria Lower Glacier. During the 00-01 season a 3m snow profile was sampled in 1cm resolution ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -77.27   S: -77.27   E: 163.25   W: 163.25
Min Altitude: 0 Max Altitude: 400
Min Depth: 0 Max Depth: 23

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: ARKEBAUER, T.J.VALENTINE, D.VERMA, S.B.
Dataset Title: BOREAS TF-11 SSA-FEN TOWER FLUX AND METEOROLOGICAL DATA
Dataset Release Date: 1999
Dataset Release Place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Presentation Form: Online Files
Dataset DOI: doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/373
Online Resource: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=373&term2attribut...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1993-08-23
Stop Date: 1995-10-09
Platform
LABORATORY Ancillary Description
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 373

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA
Personnel
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (402) 472-2847
Contact Address:
Department of Agronomy
106 KCR Building
University of Nebraska
City: Lincoln
Province or State: NE
Postal Code: 68583-0817
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-01-30
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-09-27

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