Roosevelt Island Ice Core Density and Beta Count Data

Abstract: This data set measures the radioactive decay of nuclear material from Northern and Southern hemisphere nuclear testing. Firn cores were taken from three locations on Roosevelt Island, an ice dome within the Ross Ice Shelf, and were measured at increasing depth for density in kilograms per...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conway, Howard
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: IEDA: US Antarctic Program Data Center 2003
Subjects:
Beta Count
Density
Antarctic Glaciology
Glaciology
Ice Core Records
Physical Properties
Antarctica
Glaciers/Ice Sheet
Cryosphere
Roosevelt Island
US Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC)
Antarctic
Ross Ice Shelf
Antarc*
ice core
Ice Sheet
Ice Shelf
Online Access:http://get.iedadata.org/metadata/iso/609139
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Summary:Abstract: This data set measures the radioactive decay of nuclear material from Northern and Southern hemisphere nuclear testing. Firn cores were taken from three locations on Roosevelt Island, an ice dome within the Ross Ice Shelf, and were measured at increasing depth for density in kilograms per cubic meter, and for beta counts per hour per kilogram. The data were collected between November and December of 1997. Measurements were taken incrementally down to approximately 17 meters for each of the three cores. Data are available in text format via ftp.

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