Siple Shallow Core Density Data

• Main Author: Lamorey, Gregg W.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: IEDA: US Antarctic Program Data Center 2003
• Subjects: Antarctic Glaciology; Siple Dome Ice Core; WAISCORES; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; Physical Properties; Antarctica; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Cryosphere; Siple Dome; US Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC); Antarctic; Siple; Siple Coast; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; West Antarctica; Antarc*; ice core; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://get.iedadata.org/metadata/iso/609129

Abstract: This data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand 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. Lamorey measured the density of the shallow Siple Dome cores B - I. One-meter sections of the ice core were weighed on a balance beam in the field. The volume was determined by measuring the diameter and length of the core. The data consists of tab-delimited text files of density measurements and a sonic velocity profile, and a .gif format density-versus-depth plot. Data are available via FTP.