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Greenland Snow Pit and Core Stratigraphy

Entry ID: ARCSS123

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Summary

Abstract: Carl S. Benson's Greenland snow accumulation study field notebooks and analyses of snow accumulation, temperature, ice sheet facies and snow densification are available on 74 microfiche or as hard copy for on-site use by appointment. The data set includes a summary of all sampling stations, summary matrix of data collected at each station; accumulation data adjusted for Fall 1954 and Fall 1955 ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 85.0

S: 60.0

E: -18.0

W: -72.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Carl S. Benson

Dataset Title: Greenland Snow Pit and Core Stratigraphy

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss0123.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1952-08-17

Stop Date: 1955-08-20

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > GREENLAND

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

OCEANS

Project

DODS > Distributed Oceanographic Data System

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

OPENDAP > Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol

Access Constraints Public domain. Normal access. See COST below. User may redistribute,
but NCAR does not support redistributed files or software.

Ancillary Keywords

CLIMATOLOGY

GRID DATA

Originating Center

NCDS

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/
Dataset ID: ds110.1

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

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online, WWW, ftp

Distribution Size: 174MB

Fees: none

Personnel

SCOTT A. RITZ

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: 301-614-5126

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Scott.A.Ritz at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: Maryland

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

KEVIN TRENBERTH

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: trenbert at ucar.edu

Contact Address:

National Center for Atmospheric Research

P.O. Box 3000

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80307-3000

Country: USA

STEVEN WORLEY

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: (303)-497-1248

Fax: (303)-497-1291

Email: worley at ucar.edu

Contact Address:

National Center for Atmospheric Research

CISL/DSS

P.O. Box 3000

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80307

Country: U.S.A.

Publications/References

Trenberth,K.E., J.G.Olson and W.G. Large, 1989: A Global Ocean Wind
Stress Climatology Based on ECMWF Analyses.NCAR Tech. Note
NCAR/TN-338+STR, 93 pp.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-09-29

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