Annual Layers at Siple Dome, Antarctica, from Borehole Optical Stratigraphy

• Main Authors: Hawley, Robert L, Waddington, Edwin D., Alley, Richard, Taylor, Kendrick C.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: IEDA: US Antarctic Program Data Center 2012
• Subjects: Antarctic Glaciology; Siple Dome Ice Core; Borehole Optical Stratigraphy; Geology/Geophysics - Other; Glaciology; Antarctica; Glaciers/Ice Sheet; Snow/Ice; Cryosphere; Siple Dome; US Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC); Antarctic; Siple; Antarc*; ice core; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://get.iedadata.org/metadata/iso/609515

Abstract: Researchers gathered data on annual snow layers at Siple Dome, Antarctica, using borehole optical stratigraphy. This data set contains annual layer depths and firn optical brightness. The brightness log is a record of reflectivity of the firn, and peaks in brightness are interpreted to be fine-grained high-density winter snow, as part of the wind slab depth-hoar couplet. Data are available via FTP in ASCII text (.txt) format