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Blue Ice Tephra II - Mt. DeWitt

Entry ID: NSIDC-0115

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Summary

Abstract: This data set is the result of a study of volcanic ash and rock fragment (tephra) layers in exposed blue ice areas on Mt. DeWitt, Antarctica (77.12 deg S, 159.51 deg E). Tephra samples were collected between 15 November 1996 and 15 January 1997. Data include the following information for each sample site: a general description, electron microprobe analysis, GPS location, neutron activation ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -77.12

S: -77.12

E: -159.51

W: -159.51

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Nelia Dunbar

Dataset Title: Blue Ice Tephra II - Mt. DeWitt

Dataset Release Date: 2003-02-01

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

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

Data Presentation Form: table

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0115.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1996-01-01

Stop Date: 1997-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS

PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > VOLCANIC DEPOSITS

PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Platform

GROUND STATIONS

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

CORING DEVICES

Ancillary Keywords

AGDC

Antarctica

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0115

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/
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0115

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: 51 KB ASCII files, 140 KB Excel files, 18 MB TIF files

Distribution Format: ASCII files, Excel files, TIF files

Personnel

NELIA DUNBAR

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: (505) 835-5783

Email: nelia at nmt.edu

Contact Address:

New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources

Earth and Environmental Science Department

New Mexico Tech

801 Leroy Place

City: Socorro

Province or State: NM

Postal Code: 87801-4796

Country: USA

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

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

Publications/References

Dunbar, N., G. Zielinski, and D. Voisins, 2002, Tephra layers in the Siple and Taylor Dome Ice Cores, Antarctica: Correlations and Sources: submitted to Quaternary Research.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-04-05

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-07-26

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