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US International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (US ITASE) Glaciochemical Data, 1999-2003

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Unknown
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: US International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (US ITASE) Glaciochemical Data, 1999-2003

Description:

Abstract:: Sub-annually resolved ice core chemistry data from all over West Antarctica. Ions include Sodium (Na), Chloride (Cl), Sulfate (SO4 - including non-sea-salt SO4 and excess SO4), and annual accumulation rates (in Snow Water Equivalent - SWE). All concentrations are determined on an ion chromatograph and reported in micrograms per liter.
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Mayewski, P.A., 2003, Antarctic oversnow traverse-based Southern Hemisphere climate reconstruction, EOS 84(22), 205 and 210. Dixon, D., P.A. Mayewski, S. Kaspari, S. Sneed and M. Handley. 2004. A 200-year sub-annual record of the primary sources of sulfate in West Antarctica. Ann. Glaciol., 39, in press. Kaspari, S., P. A. Mayewski, D. Dixon, V. B. Spikes, S. Sneed, M. Handley and G. S. Hamilton. 2004. Climate variability in West Antarctica derived from annual accumulation records from ITASE firn/ice cores. Ann. Glaciol., 39. Dixon, D., P. A. Mayewski, G. Hamilton, K. Kreutz, K. Maasch, S. Sneed, and M. Handley. A 200-Year sulfate record from 16 Antarctic ice cores and associations with Southern Ocean sea ice extent. Ann. Glaciol., 41. Kaspari, S., P. A. Mayewski, D. Dixon, S. Sneed, and M. Handley. Sources and Transport Pathways of Marine Aerosol Species into West Antarctica. Ann. Glaciol., 41.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19990101
Ending_Date: 20031231

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -62.83
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > IONS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW/ICE CHEMISTRY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW/ICE CHEMISTRY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS
Theme_Keyword: CORING DEVICES
Theme_Keyword: ION CHROMATOGRAPHS
Theme_Keyword: NSF/OPP > OFFICE OF POLAR PROGRAMS, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Theme_Keyword: US-ITASE > UNITED STATES - INTERNATIONAL TRANS ANTARCTIC SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION
Theme_Keyword: Ice Core Chemistry
Theme_Keyword: Ice Cores
Theme_Keyword: Ions
Theme_Keyword: Sulfate
Theme_Keyword: Chloride
Theme_Keyword: Sodium
Theme_Keyword: Glaciochemical
Theme_Keyword: Snow Water Equivalent
Theme_Keyword: Sneed-handley Continuous Melter System
Theme_Keyword: Ion Chromatograph
Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
Theme_Keyword: INLAND WATERS
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > WEST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: PAUL A. MAYEWSKI

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: DANIEL A. DIXON

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Climate Change Institute
Address: Department of Earth Sciences
Address: University of Maine
Address: 303 Bryand Global Science Building
City: Orono
State_or_Province: ME
Postal_Code: 04469-5790
Country: United States

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: University of Maine
Address: Department of Earth Sciences
Address: 5764 Sawyer Environmental Research Building
City: Orono
State_or_Province: Maine
Postal_Code: 04469-5790
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 207-581-2190

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 207-581-3019

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 207 581 2112

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 207-581-1203

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 207 581 1203

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: paul.mayewski@maine.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: climatechange@maine.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: usitase@maine.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: daniel.dixon@maine.edu

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Not Available

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Not Available

Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Not Available
Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NSIDC > National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact_Person: NSIDC USER SERVICES

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NSIDC_AGDC > NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center
Contact_Person: NSIDC AGDC USER SERVICES

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Address: CIRES, 449 UCB
Address: University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

Resource_Description: US_ITASE_GLACIOCHEMICAL_DATA

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Not Available

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://nsidc.org

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://nsidc.org/agdc/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/pub/DATASETS/AGDC/http:/...

Access_Instructions:

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.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.ume.maine.edu/USITASE/

Access_Instructions:

US ITASE International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050726

Metadata_Review_Date: 20090108

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: ROB BAUER

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: University of Colorado
Address: Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Address: CIRES 449 UCB
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-492-2378

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bauer@nsidc.org

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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