Ice Motion and Topography Near Margin Areas of Kamb Ice Stream, Antarctica
Entry ID: NSIDC-0141

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Summary
Abstract: This data set includes ice motion and topography measurements that were taken by measuring movement and altitude of poles set in the West Antarctic Ice Shelf. The data was acquired by Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements of poles. The position of the poles was measured twice; once in 2000, and again in 2002. Movement of the poles in that time show the ice motion velocity and direction. GPS pole positions are given in latitude and longitude, and elevations are given in meters above the WGS1984 ellipsoid. The data are presented as tables in ASCII text files. Three maps of the area are included with the data tables. The National Science Foundation (NSF) funded this work under grant number OPP-9909469.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -82.2   S: -83.5   E: -134.3   W: -158.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Ted Scambos
Dataset Title: Ice Motion and Topography Near Margin Areas of Kamb Ice Stream, Antarctica
Dataset Release Date: 2003-08-01
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0141.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1600-01-01
Stop Date: 2008-12-31
Data Resolution
Horizontal Resolution Range: Point Resolution
Vertical Resolution Range: Point Resolution
Temporal Resolution: Decadal, Annual, Subannual, Seasonal
Temporal Resolution Range: Annual Climatology
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > SULFATE PARTICLES Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > TROPOPAUSE Parameter Definition
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Quality High precision major and trace chemistry using IC, ICP-MS with strict sampling, handling and analytical protocols utilizing blanks and multilevel calibration techniques.
Access Constraints Controlled by NSIDC Data Center
Use Constraints All data users may copy, distribute, display and perform work and make derivative works based on it only if they give the author and data owner credit as outlined below.

Data users must cite the following publications whenever using any part of these data, unless other usage terms have been negotiated and agreed upon with the data set owner
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center Supplemental Info
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
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Distribution
Distribution Media: digital ftp
Distribution Size: < 1 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII text
Fees: free
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 207-581-2190
Phone: 207-581-3019
Fax: 207-581-1203
Email: paul.mayewski at maine.edu
Email: climatechange at maine.edu
Email: usitase at maine.edu
Contact Address:
Climate Change Institute
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Maine
303 Bryand Global Science Building
City: Orono
Province or State: ME
Postal Code: 04469-5790
Country: United States
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Publications/References
Bertler, N., Mayewski, P.A., Alberto Aristarain, P.Barrett, S.Becagli, Ronaldo Torma Bernardo, Xiao Cunde, M.Curran, Qin Dahe, D.Dixon, Francisco Adolfo Ferron, H. Fischer, Markus Frey, M.Frezzotti, F. Fundel, Christophe Genthon, R.Gragani, G.Hamilton, M.Handley, Sungmin Hong, E.Isaksson, Ren Jiawen, Kokichi Kamiyama, Satoru Kanamori, Eija Karkas, L.Karlf, S.Kaspari, K.Kreutz, A.Kurbatov, ... View entire text
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-12-03
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-01-08

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