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Gases in Firn Air and Shallow Ice at the WAIS Drilling Site, Antarctica
Entry ID: NSIDC-0412

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Summary
Abstract: This data set contains trace gas measurements of air extracted from ice core samples from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide A core (WAIS-D 05A). The WAIS A core was dry-drilled at the WAIS site during the 2005-2006 Antarctic field season. Data include trace gas species including ethane (C2H6), propane (C3H8), n-butane (n-C4H10), carbonyl sulfide (COS), carbon disulfide (CS2), methyl chloride (CH3Cl), methyl bromide (CH3Br), acetonitrile (CH3CN), and chlorofluorocarbon-12 (CFC-12), for 57 ice core samples. The data are available via FTP in Microsoft Excel (.xls) file format.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -79.47   S: -79.47   E: 112.09   W: 112.09

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Eric Saltzman
Dataset Title: Gases in Firn Air and Shallow Ice at the Proposed WAIS Drilling Site, Antarctica
Dataset Release Date: 2009-08-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2006-11-01
Stop Date: 2007-02-01
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COMPLETE
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: FTP
Distribution Size: 40 KB
Distribution Format: Microsoft Excel
Personnel
ERIC SALTZMAN
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (949) 824-3936
Fax: (949) 824-3874
Email: esaltzma at uci.edu
Contact Address:
Department of Earth System Science
University of California, Irvine
City: Irvine
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 92697-3100
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Aydin, M., M. B. Williams, C. Tatum, and E. S. Saltzman. 2008. Carbonyl Sulfide in Air Extracted from a South Pole Ice Core: a 2,000-Year Record. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 7533-7542.

Aydin, M., M. B. Williams, and E. S. Saltzman. 2007. Feasibility of Reconstructing Paleoatmospheric Records of Selected Alkanes, Methyl Halides, and Sulfur Gases from Greenland Ice Cores. J. Geophys. Res., 112, ... View entire text
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2009-07-10
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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