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Taylor Dome Ice Core Data

Entry ID: NSIDC-0132

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Summary

Abstract: The collection site is Taylor Dome, an ice-accumulation area on the East Antarctic ice sheet. The dome is a ridge about 20 x 80 km, which lies inland of the Transantarctic Mountains. Deep drilling by the Polar Ice Coring Office (PICO) at Taylor Dome reached bedrock at a depth of 554 meters during the 1993-1994 austral summer season. This data set includes measurements of beryllium-10, oxygen isotopes, and deuterium isotopes. These data were produced at the University of Washington from samples obtained in the field and via the University of New Hampshire automatic melting system. For beryllium, deuterium, and 20-cm oxygen isotope data, the st9810 ice age (kyB1950) timescale is used. For 0.5- to 1-m oxygen isotope data, the st9507 is used.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -77.0

S: -77.0

E: 158.0

W: 158.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Eric Steig, James White

Dataset Title: Taylor Dome Ice Core Data

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO USA

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

Data Presentation Form: table

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0132.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1993-01-01

Stop Date: 1996-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Platform

GROUND STATIONS

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

CORING DEVICES

Ancillary Keywords

accumulation

AGDC

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0132

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-0132

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: 105 KB ASCII combined

Distribution Format: 5 ASCII text files

Personnel

ERIC STEIG

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 206-685-3715

Fax: 206-543-3836

Email: steig at ess.washington.edu

Contact Address:

University of Washington

Johnson Hall Rm-070, Box 351310

4000 15th Avenue NE

City: Seattle

Province or State: WA

Postal Code: 98195-1310

Country: USA

JAMES W.C. WHITE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 303 492 7909

Fax: 303 492 6388

Email: james.white at colorado.edu

Contact Address:

Campus Box 450

University of Colorado

City: Boulder

Province or State: Colorado

Postal Code: 80309

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

Steig, E.G. et al. 1998. Synchronous Climate Changes in Antarctica and the North Atlantic. Science 282:92-95.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2003-03-17

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-07-19

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