Methane Concentration and Chronology from the WAIS Divide Ice Core (WDC05A)

• Main Authors: Brook, Edward J., McConnell, Joseph, Mitchell, Logan E, Sowers, Todd A., Taylor, Kendrick C.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: IEDA: US Antarctic Program Data Center 2011
• Subjects: Paleoclimate; Geochemistry; WAIS Divide Ice Core; WAIS Divide; Antarctica; Ice Core Records; Chemistry:fluid; Glaciers/ice Sheet; Antarctic; West Antarctic Ice Sheet; Antarc*; ice core; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/sha256:d9ffdade72cd489a06273946442168f89edef7454d0054af5a419b0feb0b1a78

This data set provides a high-precision and high-resolution record of atmospheric methane from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core WDC05A, spanning the years 1000 to 1800 C.E. The data include methane (CH4) concentration measurements and ice age chronology. Methane concentration data...