South Pole ice core total air content

The total air content in ice core samples are a fundamental indication of the multitude of processes that impact densification of snow in polar regions. In addition, variations in the elevation of the ice sheet directly control the pressure in the bubble close off region and thereby the total gas co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sowers, Todd A.
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Data Center 2019
Subjects:
Ice Core Data
Air Content
SPICEcore
Glaciology
Ice Core Records
Glaciers/Ice Sheet
Snow/Ice
Cryosphere
Antarctica
South Pole
Antarc*
ice core
Ice Sheet
South pole
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.15784/601231
http://www.usap-dc.org/view/dataset/601231
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Summary:The total air content in ice core samples are a fundamental indication of the multitude of processes that impact densification of snow in polar regions. In addition, variations in the elevation of the ice sheet directly control the pressure in the bubble close off region and thereby the total gas content. Attempts to remove the physical factors (temperature, accumulation rate, dust content, seasonality) impacting the total air content could provide a means of assessing variations in the elevation of the South Pole over the last 50,000 years.

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