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Black Carbon in Arctic Snow, Samples from Vestfonna, Svalbard - Kinnvika (Norway)

Entry ID: KV-BC-Spring2008

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Summary

Abstract: Transport of atmospheric contaminants into the Arctic.
Black carbon data from snow samples across the Vestfonna ice cap, Svalbard.
Point data.

Data set organization
Excel file, organized by sampling site and date.

Methodology or analytical tools
The samples are transported and stored frozen. Samples are melted and filtered through quartz fibre ...

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Description: Change and variability of Arctic Systems Nordaustlandet, Svalbard - "Kinnvika"

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 80.2	S: 79.9	E: 21.3	W: 18.2
Min Altitude: 0 M Max Altitude: 610 M
Min Depth: 0.05 M Max Depth: 2 M

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Elisabeth Isaksson

Dataset Title: Black Carbon in Arctic Snow, Samples from Vestfonna, Svalbard [Kinnvika]

Dataset Series Name: KV-BC-Spring2008

Dataset Publisher: Norwegian Polar Institute

Version: 1

Data Presentation Form: Table

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2008-04-15

Stop Date: 2008-05-10

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Horizontal Resolution Range: Point Resolution
Temporal Resolution Range: Annual

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ALBEDO

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW/ICE CHEMISTRY

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

FIELD SURVEYS

Instrument

PROBES

Project

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

KINNVIKA > Change and variability of Arctic Systems Nordaustlandet, Svalbard

Quality Potential problems:
Contamination due to use of snow scooters, carbon losses from melted sample to the walls of the container.

Quality control mechanisms:
Sampling upwind of any potential contamination source, samples are kept frozen for transport and storing.

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Data Center

Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway

Data Center URL: http://www.npolar.no
Dataset ID: KV-BC-Spring2008

Data Center Personnel
Name: ELISABETH ISAKSSON Phone: +47 77750515 Fax: +47 77750501 Email: elisabeth.isaksson at npolar.no Contact Address: Norwegian Polar Institute Polar Environmental Centre City: TromsÃ¸ Province or State: Troms Postal Code: N-9296 Country: Norway

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2009-01-30

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-02-10

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