Biogenic Sulfur in the Siple Dome Ice Core

• Main Authors: Saltzman, Eric, Dioumaeva, Irina, Finley, Brandon
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: IEDA: US Antarctic Program Data Center 2004
• Subjects: Antarctic Glaciology; Siple Dome Ice Core; WAISCORES; Chemistry:Ice; Glaciology; Ice Core Records; Paleoclimate; Antarctica; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Biosphere; Cryosphere; Geochemistry; Siple Dome; US Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC); Antarctic; West Antarctica; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Siple; Antarc*; ice core; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://get.iedadata.org/metadata/iso/609201

Abstract: This data set is a continuous, high-resolution record of biogenic sulfur (methanesulfonate, known as MSA and CH3SO3-) in the 1000 m deep Siple Dome A (SDMA) core, covering 100,000 to 20 years BP. The analysis was done on between August 2002 and November 2003 at the University of California, Irvine. Investigators used a mass spectrometer to measure methanesulfonate. Measurements are given as MSA concentration at various depths. Estimated age of the ice at each depth is also given. This project was a part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Cores (WAISCORES) project for deep ice coring in West Antarctica. WAISCORES is supported by the Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF).