Summary

Abstract: An extensive collection of many Antarctic glaciological parameters is available for the polar science community upon request. Funded by the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs, The Antarctic Glaciological Data Center (AGDC) at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) archives and distributes Antarctic glaciological and cryospheric system data collected by the U.S. Antarctic Program. AGDC facilitates data exchange among Principal Investigators, preserves recently collected data useful to future research, gathers data sets from past research, and compiles continent-wide information useful for modeling and field work planning. Data sets are available via our web site, http://nsidc.org/agdc/ . From here, users can access extensive documentation, citation information, locator maps, derived images and references, and the numerical data. More than 50 Antarctic scientists have contributed data to the archive. We encourage you to submit your data to the AGDC. NSIDC encourages users of data distributed by the AGDC to cite original sources for their contributions whenever possible. Most catalog pages provide a recommended citation format.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA Description: The WAISCORES project is part of the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs' West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) initiative, which is aimed at understanding the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. These cores allow researchers to distinguish local from regional influences on the climate records recovered from the cores. Drilling for the Siple Dome core began in November 1996 and finished in January 1999. The core site is located between ice streams C and D at approximately 81" 40' S and 148" 49' W. Preliminary studies indicate that the paleoclimate record preserved in the 1003-meter Siple Dome ice core extends back more than 90 thousand years. Data are available via FTP Link: GET DATA Description: The Antarctic Glaciological Data Center (AGDC) staff and the U.S. ITASE community are developing a data management plan for U.S. ITASE data. Archiving of these data will ensure that: U.S. ITASE PIs and their data sets receive data management support during the proposed period of exclusive use. The AGDC will provide password-protected access to an ftp storage site for use by U.S. ITASE investigators only. U.S. ITASE data will be available to the broader scientific community with full data management support following the period of exclusive use.

Service Citation

Title: Antarctic Glaciological Data Center (AGDC) Provider: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/

Service Keywords

DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING   [Definition]

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >ARCHIVING   [Definition]

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >CATALOGING   [Definition]

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA MINING   [Definition]

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA INTEROPERABILITY >DATA REFORMATTING   [Definition]

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >SUBSETTING/SUPERSETTING   [Definition]

EDUCATION/OUTREACH >INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS >WEB-BASED   [Definition]

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >TRANSFORMATION/CONVERSION   [Definition]

DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >CALIBRATION/VALIDATION   [Definition]

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL   [Definition]

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >MEDIA TRANSFER/DATA RESCUE   [Definition]

REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES >IDENTIFICATION/CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS   [Definition]

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS >GLACIERS   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >ICE EXTENT   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >ICE GROWTH/MELT   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >ICE MOTION   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS >ICE SHEETS   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >ICE VELOCITY   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >SNOW COVER   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >SNOW DENSITY   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >SNOW DEPTH   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >SNOW STRATIGRAPHY   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >SNOW/ICE CHEMISTRY   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS >ABLATION ZONES/ACCUMULATION ZONES   [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS >GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION   [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION INLAND WATERS

Keywords

Glaciology

Antarctic

Antarctica

Ice

Snow

Ice Cores

Ice Sheets

Ice Velocities

Service Provider

NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center Service Provider Personnel Name: ROB BAUER Phone: 303-492-2378 Fax: 303-492-2468 Email: bauer at nsidc.org Contact Address: University of Colorado Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences CIRES 449 UCB City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309 Country: USA

Personnel

ROB BAUER Role: SERF AUTHOR Phone: 303-492-2378 Fax: 303-492-2468 Email: bauer at nsidc.org Contact Address: University of Colorado Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences CIRES 449 UCB City: Boulder Province or State: CO 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

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2003-02-12 SERF Last Revision Date: 2005-04-26