Byrd Ice Core Microparticle and Chemistry Data

Abstract: This data set consists of microparticle and chemistry data from Byrd Ice Core, the first ice core to reach bedrock in Antarctica. The core was drilled with a cable-suspended electromechanical rotary drill at Byrd Station, Antarctica. The vertical thickness of the ice was 2164 meters and mo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Blunier, Thomas, Fluckiger, Jacqueline, Thompson, L. G., Brook, Edward J
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: IEDA: US Antarctic Program Data Center 2004
Subjects:
Byrd
Antarctic Glaciology
Byrd Ice Core
Chemistry:Ice
Glaciology
Ice Core Records
Paleoclimate
Antarctica
Glaciers/Ice Sheet
Cryosphere
Geochemistry
US Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC)
Antarctic
Byrd Station
Antarc*
ice core
Ice Sheet
Online Access:http://get.iedadata.org/metadata/iso/609247
Description
Summary:Abstract: This data set consists of microparticle and chemistry data from Byrd Ice Core, the first ice core to reach bedrock in Antarctica. The core was drilled with a cable-suspended electromechanical rotary drill at Byrd Station, Antarctica. The vertical thickness of the ice was 2164 meters and more than 99 percent of the core was recovered. Cores were sought for investigations of the physical properties of the ice sheet, the nature of the ice-rock contact, and the composition of the underlying bedrock.

Similar Items