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Quelccaya Summit (Peru) Ice Core from WDC for Paleoclimatology

Entry ID: EARTH_LAND_NGDC_PALEOCL_QUELCCA

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Summary

Abstract: This data set is derived from the Quelccaya Summit Ice Core by
Drs. Lonnie Thompson and Ellen Mosley-Thompson of The Ohio State
University. The record was updated in May 1992 to extend the data
period to 1500 years.

The data are available at:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/icecore/trop/quelccaya/quelccaya.html

The data contained in the files 'Q83SUM.ALL' and 'Q83COR1.ALL'
represent the annual ...

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Description: Quelccaya data files at NOAA/NGDC

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -5.0

S: -17.0

E: -70.0

W: -80.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Thompson, L. and Mosley-Thompson, E.

Dataset Title: Quelccaya Ice Core Database

Dataset Series Name: IGBP PAGES/WDC-A for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series # 92-008

Dataset Release Date: 1992

Dataset Release Place: Booulder, CO

Dataset Publisher: NOAA/NGDC Paleoclimatology Program

Version: May 1992

Issue Identification: 92-008

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1983-01-01

Start Date: 0470-01-01

Stop Date: 1984-12-31

Paleo Temporal Coverage

Paleo Start Date: 600 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 0 ybp
Chrono Unit:

PHANEROZOIC > CENOZOIC > QUATERNARY > HOLOCENE

Paleo Start Date: 600 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 0 ybp
Chrono Unit:

PHANEROZOIC > CENOZOIC > QUATERNARY

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA > PERU > Quelccaya Ice Cap

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EQUATORIAL

CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA > Peru

Science Keywords

PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > ISOTOPES > CARBON ISOTOPES

PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > PARTICULATE MATTER

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

OBSERVATORIES

Instrument

GPS > Global Positioning System

RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS

Ancillary Keywords

ICE VELOCITY

ICE THICKNESS

Originating Center

ETSI de Telecomunicacion. Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

Data Center

Centro Nacional de Datos Antarticos, National Antarctic Data Centre, Comite Polar Espanol, Spain

Data Center URL: http://hielo.igme.es/

Data Center Personnel
Name: ANTONIO BARRAGAN SANABRIA Phone: +34913495731 Fax: +34913495929 Email: a.barragan at igme.es Contact Address: Centro Nacional de Datos Antarticos Instituto Geologico y Minero de Espana c/Rios Rosas 23 City: Madrid Postal Code: 28003 Country: SPAIN

Distribution

Distribution Media: CD-ROM

Distribution Format: ASCII, MsExcel, SEG2 (radar data)

Personnel

FRANCISCO NAVARRO

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +34913367284

Phone: +34 915 495 700 ext. 2204

Fax: +34913367289

Email: fnv at mat.upm.es

Contact Address:

Dpto. Matematica Aplicada

ETSI de Telecomunicaciones

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

Ciudad Universitaria s/n

City: Madrid

Postal Code: E-28040

Country: ESPANA

OSCAR BERMUDEZ MOLINA

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +34913495889

Fax: +34913495929

Email: o.bermudez at igme.es

Contact Address:

Centro Nacional de Datos Antarticos

Instituto Geologico y Minero de Espana

C/ Rios Rosas 23

City: Madrid

Postal Code: E-28003

Country: SPAIN

Publications/References

Benjumea, B., Macheret, Yu. Ya., Navarro, F.J. & Teixido, T. (2003). Estimation of water content in a temperate glacier from radar and seismic sounding data. Ann. Glaciol., 37, 317-324.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2006-01-31

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-10-10

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