Atmospheric methane interpolar difference, four-box troposphere modeled sources, last glacial maximum and deglaciation, Greenland and Antarctica ...

This dataset includes estimates of the atmospheric methane relative interpolar difference (rIPD) across the Last Glacial Maximum and Deglaciation. The rIPD was calculated using discrete, high-resolution methane measurements from the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide, Northern Greenland Eemia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Riddell-Young, Benjamin, Brook, Ed
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: NSF Arctic Data Center 2023
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.18739/a2nz80r70
https://arcticdata.io/catalog/view/doi:10.18739/A2NZ80R70
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Summary:This dataset includes estimates of the atmospheric methane relative interpolar difference (rIPD) across the Last Glacial Maximum and Deglaciation. The rIPD was calculated using discrete, high-resolution methane measurements from the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide, Northern Greenland Eemian (NEEM) and Greenland Ice Sheet Project Two (GISP2) ice cores. Two independent interpolar difference (IPD) records were determined: One using NEEM and WAIS and one using GISP2 and WAIS. The dataset includes rIPD values calculated using both Greenland methane data both corrected and uncorrected for excess methane (Lee et al., 2020). The rIPD was calculated by smoothing each methane record and synchronizing them to the WD2014 gas age scale. 1-sigma rIPD uncertainties are included. This dataset also includes the output of the four-box troposphere model used to interpret the rIPD. For both excess methane-corrected records, the model output and 1-sigma uncertainty is provided for northern extratropical (30N - 90N) and ...