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To further characterize the composition of Earth\u2019s atmosphere and Antarctic climate during the 40k world we request support for two field seasons to drill new large-volume (4\u201d or 9\u201d diameter) ice cores at sites where we have previously identified \u003e1 Ma ice and nearby sites where ground penetrating radar has identified bedrock features conducive to the preservation of old ice.\r\n\u003cbr/\u003e", "east": 159.3562, "geometry": ["POINT(159.3562 -76.73243)"], "keywords": "Allan Hills; Antarctica; Ch4; CO2; Cryosphere; Glaciology; Glaciology; Ice Core Data; Ice Core Records", "locations": "Allan Hills; Antarctica", "north": -76.73243, "nsf_funding_programs": "Antarctic Glaciology", "persons": "Higgins, John", "project_titles": "Center for Oldest Ice Exploration; Collaborative research: Snapshots of Early and Mid-Pleistocene Climate and Atmospheric Composition from the Allan Hills Blue Ice Area ", "projects": [{"proj_uid": "p0010321", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Center for Oldest Ice Exploration"}, {"proj_uid": "p0010253", "repository": "USAP-DC", "title": "Collaborative research: Snapshots of Early and Mid-Pleistocene Climate and Atmospheric Composition from the Allan Hills Blue Ice Area "}], "repo": "USAP-DC", "repositories": "USAP-DC", "science_programs": "Allan Hills", "south": -76.73243, "title": "CO2 and CH4 from Allan Hills ice cores ALHIC1901, 1902, and 1903", "uid": "601896", "west": 159.3562}, {"awards": "1745006 Brook, Edward J.; 2019719 Brook, Edward", "bounds_geometry": ["POINT(159.356125 -76.732376)"], "date_created": "Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT", "description": "This dataset contains snapshots of carbon dioxide and methane concentrations, total air content, stable isotope measurements of carbon dioxide, as well as measurements of molecular oxygen and nitrogen and their stable isotopic signatures. 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A record of carbon-14 of atmospheric methane (14CH4) will be obtained for the last deglaciation and the Early Holocene, together with a supporting record of CH4 stable isotopes. In-situ cosmogenic 14C content and partitioning of 14C between different species (14CH4, C-14 carbon monoxide (14CO) and C-14 carbon dioxide (14CO2)) will be determined with unprecedented precision in ice from the surface down to ~67 m. Further age-mapping of the ablating ice stratigraphy will take place using a combination of CH4, CO2, and delta 18O of oxygen gas and H2O stable isotopes. High precision, high-resolution records of CO2, delta 13C of CO2, nitrous oxide (N2O) and N2O isotopes will be obtained for the last deglaciation and intervals during the last glacial period. The potential of 14CO2 and Krypton-81 (81Kr) as absolute dating tools for glacial ice will be investigated. The intellectual merit of proposed work includes the fact that the response of natural methane sources to continuing global warming is uncertain, and available evidence is insufficient to rule out the possibility of catastrophic releases from large 14C-depleted reservoirs such as CH4 clathrates and permafrost. The proposed paleoatmospheric 14CH4 record will improve our understanding of the possible magnitude and timing of CH4 release from these reservoirs during a large climatic warming. A thorough understanding of in-situ cosmogenic 14C in glacial ice (production rates by different mechanisms and partitioning between species) is currently lacking. Such an understanding will likely enable the use of in-situ 14CO in ice at accumulation sites as a reliable, uncomplicated tracer of the past cosmic ray flux and possibly past solar activity, as well as the use of 14CO2 at both ice accumulation and ice ablation sites as an absolute dating tool. Significant gaps remain in our understanding of the natural carbon cycle, as well as in its responses to global climate change. The proposed high-resolution, high-precision records of delta 13C of CO2 would provide new information on carbon cycle changes both during times of rising CO2 in a warming climate and falling CO2 in a cooling climate. N2O is an important greenhouse gas that increased by ~30% during the last deglaciation. The causes of this increase are still largely uncertain, and the proposed high-precision record of N2O concentration and isotopes would provide further insights into N2O source changes in a warming world. The broader impacts of proposed work include an improvement in our understanding of the response of these greenhouse gas budgets to global warming and inform societally important model projections of future climate change. The continued age-mapping of Taylor Glacier ablation ice will add value to this high-quality, easily accessible archive of natural environmental variability. Establishing 14CO as a robust new tracer for past cosmic ray flux would inform paleoclimate studies and constitute a valuable contribution to the study of the societally important issue of climate change. The proposed work will contribute to the development of new laboratory and field analytical systems. The data from the study will be made available to the scientific community and the broad public through the NSIDC and NOAA Paleoclimatology data centers. 1 graduate student each will be trained at UR, OSU and SIO, and the work will contribute to the training of a postdoc at OSU. 3 UR undergraduates will be involved in fieldwork and research. The work will support a new, junior UR faculty member, Petrenko. All PIs have a strong history of and commitment to scientific outreach in the forms of media interviews, participation in filming of field projects, as well as speaking to schools and the public about their research, and will continue these activities as part of the proposed work. 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A small, about 1-2 ppm, increase of atmospheric CO2 during the 8.2 ka event was observed. The increase is not significant when compared to other centennial variations in the Holocene that are not linked to large temperature changes. 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The research also will investigats the biological consequences of synergistic interactions of two converging climate change-related stressors - CO2- driven ocean acidification and ocean warming. Specifically the research will (1) assess the effect of CO2-acidified seawater on the development of early embryos and larvae, (2) using morphometrics, examine changes in the larval endoskeleton in response to development under the high-CO2 conditions of ocean acidification, (3) using a DNA microarray, profile changes in gene expression for genes involved in biomineralization and other important physiological processes, and (4) measure costs and physiological consequences of development under conditions of ocean acidification. The proposal will support the training of undergraduates, graduate students and a postdoctoral fellow. The PI also will collaborate with the UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz Graduate School of Education to link the biological effects of ocean acidification to the chemical changes expected for the Southern Ocean using the \u0027Science on a Sphere\u0027 technology. 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In a detailed analysis of one event, we now find that approximately half of the CO2 increase that occurred during the 1500 year cold period between Dansgaard-Oeschger (DO) Events 8 and 9 happened rapidly, over less than two centuries. 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Our research addresses the following questions:1) What is the relationship between the physical dynamics of free-drifting icebergs and the Fe and nutrient distributions of the surrounding water column? 2) What is the relationship between Fe and nutrient distributions associated with free-drifting icebergs and the organic carbon dynamics of the ice-attached and surrounding pelagic communities (microbes, zooplankton, micronekton)? 3) What is impact on the export flux of particulate organic carbon from the mixed layer? An interdisciplinary approach is proposed to examine iceberg structure and dynamics, biogeochemical processes, and carbon cycling that includes measurement of trace element, nutrient and radionuclide distributions; organic carbon dynamics mediated by microbial, ice-attached and zooplankton communities; and particulate organic carbon export fluxes. Results from this project will further our understanding of the relationship between climate change and carbon sequestration in the Southern Ocean. Our findings will be incorporated into the Antarctic Research division of the Ocean Exploration Center (OEC) as part of the SIOExplorer: Digital Library Project. The OEC allows users to access content, which is classified to one of four levels: entry (grade K-6), student (grade 6-12), college, and research. Graduate students, undergraduates, teachers, and volunteers are important participants in the proposed field and laboratory work. 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We hypothesize that 1) the physical properties of the sea-ice environment will determine the community structure and activities of the sea ice biota; 2) the productivity, biomass, physiological state and species composition of ice algae will determine the production of specific classes of organic carbon, including organohalogens; 3) heterotrophic co-metabolism within the ice will break down these compounds to some extent, depending on the microbial community structure and productivity, and 4) the sea ice to atmosphere fluxes of CO2 and organohalogens will be inversely related. This project will build close scientific collaborations between US and Swedish researchers and also train young scientists, including members of underrepresented groups. 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The program will promote education and learning through the joint education of undergraduate students and graduate students at CSUSM and URI as part of a research team, as well as through the teaching activities of the principal investigators. 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These two groups, through their involvement in the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, sulfur and nutrient elements, may have played important roles in the climate variations of the late Quaternary, and they also may be key players in future environmental change. A current paradigm is that irradiance and iron availability drive phytoplankton dynamics in the Southern Ocean. Recent work, however, suggests that carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations may also be important in structuring algal assemblages, due to species-specific differences in the physiology. This proposal examines the interactive effects of iron, light and CO2 on the physiology, ecology and relative dominance of Phaeocystis and diatoms in the Southern Ocean. The Ross Sea is an ideal system in which to investigate the environmental factors that regulate the distribution and production of these two algal groups, since it is characterized by seasonal blooms of both P. 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This project will also make significant educational contributions at several levels, including the planned research involvement of graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral associates, a student teacher, and community outreach and educational activities. A number of activities are planned to interface the project with K-12 education. Presentations will be made at local schools to discuss the research and events of the research cruise. During the cruise there will be daily interactive email contact with elementary classrooms. 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Dataset Title/Abstract/Map | NSF Award(s) | Date Created | PIs / Scientists | Project Links | Abstract | Bounds Geometry | Geometry | Selected | Visible |
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CO2 and CH4 from Allan Hills ice cores ALHIC1901, 1902, and 1903
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1744993 |
2025-02-12 | Higgins, John |
Center for Oldest Ice Exploration Collaborative research: Snapshots of Early and Mid-Pleistocene Climate and Atmospheric Composition from the Allan Hills Blue Ice Area |
Between about 2.8-0.9 Ma, Earth’s climate was characterized by 40 kyr cycles, driven or paced by changes in the tilt of Earth’s spin axis. Much is known about the 40k world from studies of deep-sea sediments, but our understanding of climate change during this period and the transition between the 40kyr glacial cycles from 2.8-0.9 Ma and the 100kyr glacial cycles of the last 0.9 Myr is incomplete because we lack records of Antarctic climate and direct records of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. We propose to address these issues by building on our recent studies of >1 Ma ice discovered in shallow ice cores in the Allan Hills Blue Ice Area (BIA), Antarctica. During the 2015-2016 field season we recovered ice from two nearby drill cores that dates to > 2 million years in age using the 40Ar/38Ar ratio of the trapped gases. Our discovery of ice of this antiquity in two cores demonstrates that there is gas-record quality ice from the 40k world in the Allan Hills BIA. To further characterize the composition of Earth’s atmosphere and Antarctic climate during the 40k world we request support for two field seasons to drill new large-volume (4” or 9” diameter) ice cores at sites where we have previously identified >1 Ma ice and nearby sites where ground penetrating radar has identified bedrock features conducive to the preservation of old ice. <br/> | ["POINT(159.3562 -76.73243)"] | ["POINT(159.3562 -76.73243)"] | false | false |
Snapshot record of CO2 and CH4 from the Allan Hills, Antarctica, ranging from 400,000 to 3 million years old
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1745006 2019719 |
2025-01-06 | Marks Peterson, Julia; Brook, Edward; Kalk, Michael; Hishamunda, Valens; Shackleton, Sarah; Severinghaus, Jeffrey P. |
Collaborative research: Snapshots of Early and Mid-Pleistocene Climate and Atmospheric Composition from the Allan Hills Blue Ice Area Center for Oldest Ice Exploration |
This dataset contains snapshots of carbon dioxide and methane concentrations, total air content, stable isotope measurements of carbon dioxide, as well as measurements of molecular oxygen and nitrogen and their stable isotopic signatures. Samples come from the ALHIC1901 ice core from the Allan Hills, Antarctica. Where possible, new ages have been assigned to previous measurements from the ALHIC1503 ice core. For samples containing excess CO2 from a secondary source, estimated atmospheric CO2 ranges are included. | ["POINT(159.356125 -76.732376)"] | ["POINT(159.356125 -76.732376)"] | false | false |
2022-2023 Palmer Station terrestrial carbon fluxes - field warming experiment
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1947562 |
2024-11-18 | van Gestel, Natasja |
Antarctica as a Model System for Responses of Terrestrial Carbon Balance to Warming |
This data set contains the raw data for measurements of carbon fluxes at four field sites along a successional gradient near Palmer Station, Antarctica. At the beginning of the experiment, field site 1 (youngest site, closest to the glacier) was approximately 2 years since deglaciation, field site 2 about 30 years since deglaciation, field site 3 about 60 years since deglaciation, and Litchfield Island: hundreds of years since deglaciation. These sites have each: 5 control plots and 5 warmed plots (warmed via open-top chambers, OTC). Carbon flux measurements were taken weekly at most sites (40 plots total). A custom chamber connected to a LI-COR 6800 was placed on a stainless steel ring. Then measurements were taken over a 90 second or 120 second interval. Measurements were taken with a transparent chamber to obtain net ecosystem exchange (NEE; micromols CO2/m2/s), and then covered with dark cloth to obtain ecosystem respiration (ER) measurements. The incoming carbon fluxes was then obtained based on the NEE and ER. | ["POLYGON((-64.0898264 -64.7704833,-64.08444765 -64.7704833,-64.07906890000001 -64.7704833,-64.07369015 -64.7704833,-64.0683114 -64.7704833,-64.06293265 -64.7704833,-64.0575539 -64.7704833,-64.05217515 -64.7704833,-64.04679639999999 -64.7704833,-64.04141765 -64.7704833,-64.0360389 -64.7704833,-64.0360389 -64.77082025,-64.0360389 -64.77115719999999,-64.0360389 -64.77149415,-64.0360389 -64.7718311,-64.0360389 -64.77216805,-64.0360389 -64.772505,-64.0360389 -64.77284195,-64.0360389 -64.7731789,-64.0360389 -64.77351585,-64.0360389 -64.7738528,-64.04141765 -64.7738528,-64.04679639999999 -64.7738528,-64.05217515 -64.7738528,-64.0575539 -64.7738528,-64.06293265 -64.7738528,-64.0683114 -64.7738528,-64.07369015 -64.7738528,-64.07906890000001 -64.7738528,-64.08444765 -64.7738528,-64.0898264 -64.7738528,-64.0898264 -64.77351585,-64.0898264 -64.7731789,-64.0898264 -64.77284195,-64.0898264 -64.772505,-64.0898264 -64.77216805,-64.0898264 -64.7718311,-64.0898264 -64.77149415,-64.0898264 -64.77115719999999,-64.0898264 -64.77082025,-64.0898264 -64.7704833))"] | ["POINT(-64.06293265 -64.77216805)"] | false | false |
CO2 amount fractions from WAIS Divide, Antarctica
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1906143 |
2024-04-18 | Wendt, Kathleen | No project link provided | This data set contains measurements of carbon dioxide (CO2) amount fractions in gas bubbles from the WAIS Divide ice core WD06. All measurements were made in the Ice Core Laboratory at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon USA. The data set includes the replicate-mean values and measurement precision (1 sigma standard error) from all CO2 measurements published in Wendt et al. (2024) PNAS. Bauska et al. (2021) Nature Geoscience, and Marcott et al. (2014) Nature. See respective publications for details. Ages listed in years before 1950 AD on the WD2014 timescale (see Buizert et al., 2015 and Sigl et al., 2014 for chronology details). | ["POINT(-112 -79)"] | ["POINT(-112 -79)"] | false | false |
A comparative and ontogenetic examination of mitochondrial function in Antarctic notothenioid species
|
1744999 |
2024-02-07 | Todgham, Anne; Mandic, Milica; Frazier, Amanda; Naslund, Andrew |
Interacting Stressors: Metabolic Capacity to Acclimate under Ocean Warming and CO2- Acidification in Early Developmental Stages of Antarctic Fishes |
In this study we examined aerobic metabolic capacity in three species, Trematomus bernacchii, T. pennellii and T. newnesi, and between two life stages, juvenile and adult, by assessing mitochondrial function of permeabilized cardiac fibers. | [] | [] | false | false |
Differential temperature preferences exhibited in the juvenile Antarctic notothenioids Trematomus bernacchii and Trematomus pennellii
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1744999 |
2024-02-06 | Todgham, Anne; Naslund, Andrew; Zillig, Ken; Mandic, Milica; Frazier, Amanda |
Interacting Stressors: Metabolic Capacity to Acclimate under Ocean Warming and CO2- Acidification in Early Developmental Stages of Antarctic Fishes |
This dataset records temperature preference of two species of Antarctic nototheniod fishes, as described in the draft manuscript ‘Naslund et al. (Forthcoming 2024) Differential temperature preferences exhibited in the juvenile Antarctic notothenioids Trematomus bernacchii and Trematomus pennellii. | [] | [] | false | false |
Taylor Glacier CO2 Isotope Data 74-59 kyr
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1245821 1245659 1246148 |
2022-08-23 | Menking, James; Shackleton, Sarah; Bauska, Thomas; Buffen, Aron; Brook, Edward J.; Barker, Stephen; Severinghaus, Jeffrey P.; Dyonisius, Michael; Petrenko, Vasilii; Menking, Andy |
Collaborative Research: The Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, Horizontal Ice Core: Exploring changes in the Natural Methane Budget in a Warming World and Expanding the Paleo-archive |
High-precision carbon isotope data (d13C-CO2) show atmospheric CO2 during Marine Isotope Stage 4 (MIS 4, ~70.5-59 ka) was controlled by a succession of millennial-scale processes. Enriched d13C-CO2 during peak glaciation suggests increased ocean carbon storage. Variations in d13C-CO2 in early MIS4 suggest multiple processes were active during CO2 drawdown, potentially including decreased land carbon and decreased Southern Ocean air-sea gas exchange superposed on increased ocean carbon storage. CO2 remained low during MIS 4 while d13C-CO2 fluctuations suggest changes in Southern Ocean and North Atlantic air-sea gas exchange. A 7 ppm increase in CO2 at the onset of Dansgaard-Oeschger event 19 (72.1 ka) and a 22 ppm increase in CO2 during late MIS 4 (Heinrich Stadial 6, ~63.5-60 ka) involved additions of isotopically light carbon to the atmosphere. The terrestrial biosphere and Southern Ocean air-sea gas exchange are possible sources, with the latter event also involving decreased ocean carbon storage. | ["POLYGON((161 -77.7,161.1 -77.7,161.2 -77.7,161.3 -77.7,161.4 -77.7,161.5 -77.7,161.6 -77.7,161.7 -77.7,161.8 -77.7,161.9 -77.7,162 -77.7,162 -77.71000000000001,162 -77.72,162 -77.73,162 -77.74,162 -77.75,162 -77.76,162 -77.77,162 -77.78,162 -77.78999999999999,162 -77.8,161.9 -77.8,161.8 -77.8,161.7 -77.8,161.6 -77.8,161.5 -77.8,161.4 -77.8,161.3 -77.8,161.2 -77.8,161.1 -77.8,161 -77.8,161 -77.78999999999999,161 -77.78,161 -77.77,161 -77.76,161 -77.75,161 -77.74,161 -77.73,161 -77.72,161 -77.71000000000001,161 -77.7))"] | ["POINT(161.5 -77.75)"] | false | false |
Greenhouse gas composition in the Allan Hills S27 ice core
|
1443276 1443263 |
2021-01-20 | Yan, Yuzhen; Brook, Edward J. |
Collaborative Research: Window into the World with 40,000-year Glacial Cycles from Climate Records in Million Year-old Ice from the Allan Hills Blue Ice Area |
This file includes the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) in the trapped air from the S27 ice core collected in Allan Hills Blue Ice Area. | ["POLYGON((159 -75.67,159.025 -75.67,159.05 -75.67,159.075 -75.67,159.1 -75.67,159.125 -75.67,159.15 -75.67,159.175 -75.67,159.2 -75.67,159.225 -75.67,159.25 -75.67,159.25 -75.786,159.25 -75.902,159.25 -76.018,159.25 -76.134,159.25 -76.25,159.25 -76.366,159.25 -76.482,159.25 -76.598,159.25 -76.714,159.25 -76.83,159.225 -76.83,159.2 -76.83,159.175 -76.83,159.15 -76.83,159.125 -76.83,159.1 -76.83,159.075 -76.83,159.05 -76.83,159.025 -76.83,159 -76.83,159 -76.714,159 -76.598,159 -76.482,159 -76.366,159 -76.25,159 -76.134,159 -76.018,159 -75.902,159 -75.786,159 -75.67))"] | ["POINT(159.125 -76.25)"] | false | false |
Roosevelt Island Ice Core Time Scale and Associated Data
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0944021 |
2020-07-13 | Brook, Edward J.; Lee, James |
Collaborative Research: Deglaciation of the Ross Sea Embayment - constraints from Roosevelt Island |
Data archived here were used to create the Roosevelt Island Ice Core gas age and ice age time scales. Data include methane concentrations, nitrogen and oxygen isotope ratios of N2 and O2, total air content and the D/H ratio of the ice. Derived products included here include ice age and gas age time scales. | ["POLYGON((-163 -79,-162.8 -79,-162.6 -79,-162.4 -79,-162.2 -79,-162 -79,-161.8 -79,-161.6 -79,-161.4 -79,-161.2 -79,-161 -79,-161 -79.05,-161 -79.1,-161 -79.15,-161 -79.2,-161 -79.25,-161 -79.3,-161 -79.35,-161 -79.4,-161 -79.45,-161 -79.5,-161.2 -79.5,-161.4 -79.5,-161.6 -79.5,-161.8 -79.5,-162 -79.5,-162.2 -79.5,-162.4 -79.5,-162.6 -79.5,-162.8 -79.5,-163 -79.5,-163 -79.45,-163 -79.4,-163 -79.35,-163 -79.3,-163 -79.25,-163 -79.2,-163 -79.15,-163 -79.1,-163 -79.05,-163 -79))"] | ["POINT(-162 -79.25)"] | false | false |
Processed Fluid Chemistry Data from the Ross Sea acquired during the Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP0601
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0338097 0338157 |
2020-06-25 | DiTullio, Giacomo; Smith, Walker |
Collaborative Research: Interactive Effects of Iron, Light and Carbon Dioxide on Phytoplankton Community Dynamics in the Ross Sea |
This data set was acquired with a Niskin Bottle Fluid Sampler during Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP0601 conducted in 2005 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Giacomo DiTullio). The data files are in XLS format and include Fluid Chemistry data that have been processed. The data was acquired as part of the project called Interaction of iron, light and CO2 on phytoplankton community dynamics in the Ross Sea. Funding was provided by NSF grants: ANT03-38097, ANT03-38157, ANT03-38164, and ANT03-38350. | ["POLYGON((-180 -76,-179.7 -76,-179.4 -76,-179.1 -76,-178.8 -76,-178.5 -76,-178.2 -76,-177.9 -76,-177.6 -76,-177.3 -76,-177 -76,-177 -76.2,-177 -76.4,-177 -76.6,-177 -76.8,-177 -77,-177 -77.2,-177 -77.4,-177 -77.6,-177 -77.8,-177 -78,-177.3 -78,-177.6 -78,-177.9 -78,-178.2 -78,-178.5 -78,-178.8 -78,-179.1 -78,-179.4 -78,-179.7 -78,180 -78,178.5 -78,177 -78,175.5 -78,174 -78,172.5 -78,171 -78,169.5 -78,168 -78,166.5 -78,165 -78,165 -77.8,165 -77.6,165 -77.4,165 -77.2,165 -77,165 -76.8,165 -76.6,165 -76.4,165 -76.2,165 -76,166.5 -76,168 -76,169.5 -76,171 -76,172.5 -76,174 -76,175.5 -76,177 -76,178.5 -76,-180 -76))"] | ["POINT(174 -77)"] | false | false |
WAIS Divide Ice Core Marine Isotope Stage 3 CO2 record
|
1246465 |
2020-06-22 | Brook, Edward J. |
Completing the WAIS Divide Ice Core CO2 record |
CO2 concentrations in trapped air from the WAIS Divide ice core for Marine Isotope Stage 3 (age range for data 23-67 ka). Methods described in Marcott et al. (2014; Nature, 515, 616-619) and Ahn et al. (2009; Journal of Glaciology, 55, 499-506). | ["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"] | ["POINT(-112.1115 -79.481)"] | false | false |
Eddy covariance air-sea momentum, heat, and carbon dioxide fluxes in the Southern Ocean from the N.B. Palmer cruise NBP1402
|
1043623 |
2020-05-01 | Miller, Scott; Butterworth, Brian |
Air-Sea Fluxes of Momentum, Heat, and Carbon Dioxide at High Wind Speeds in the Southern Ocean |
This dataset contains meteorological and air-sea flux data (momentum, heat, and CO2 fluxes; CO2 gas transfer velocity) collected during the the Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP1402 conducted in 2014. The files are of XLS format. | ["POLYGON((117.5 -47,120.35 -47,123.2 -47,126.05 -47,128.9 -47,131.75 -47,134.6 -47,137.45 -47,140.3 -47,143.15 -47,146 -47,146 -49.04,146 -51.08,146 -53.12,146 -55.16,146 -57.2,146 -59.24,146 -61.28,146 -63.32,146 -65.36,146 -67.4,143.15 -67.4,140.3 -67.4,137.45 -67.4,134.6 -67.4,131.75 -67.4,128.9 -67.4,126.05 -67.4,123.2 -67.4,120.35 -67.4,117.5 -67.4,117.5 -65.36,117.5 -63.32,117.5 -61.28,117.5 -59.24,117.5 -57.2,117.5 -55.16,117.5 -53.12,117.5 -51.08,117.5 -49.04,117.5 -47))"] | ["POINT(131.75 -57.2)"] | false | false |
Eddy covariance air-sea momentum, heat, and carbon dioxide fluxes in the Southern Ocean from the N.B. Palmer cruise NBP1210
|
1043623 |
2020-05-01 | Miller, Scott; Butterworth, Brian |
Air-Sea Fluxes of Momentum, Heat, and Carbon Dioxide at High Wind Speeds in the Southern Ocean |
This dataset contains meteorological and air-sea flux data (momentum, heat, and CO2 fluxes; CO2 gas transfer velocity) collected during the the Nathaniel B. Palmer expedition NBP1210 conducted in 2013. The files are of XLS format | ["POLYGON((-180 -57,-169.5 -57,-159 -57,-148.5 -57,-138 -57,-127.5 -57,-117 -57,-106.5 -57,-96 -57,-85.5 -57,-75 -57,-75 -59.1,-75 -61.2,-75 -63.3,-75 -65.4,-75 -67.5,-75 -69.6,-75 -71.7,-75 -73.8,-75 -75.9,-75 -78,-85.5 -78,-96 -78,-106.5 -78,-117 -78,-127.5 -78,-138 -78,-148.5 -78,-159 -78,-169.5 -78,180 -78,178.3 -78,176.6 -78,174.9 -78,173.2 -78,171.5 -78,169.8 -78,168.1 -78,166.4 -78,164.7 -78,163 -78,163 -75.9,163 -73.8,163 -71.7,163 -69.6,163 -67.5,163 -65.4,163 -63.3,163 -61.2,163 -59.1,163 -57,164.7 -57,166.4 -57,168.1 -57,169.8 -57,171.5 -57,173.2 -57,174.9 -57,176.6 -57,178.3 -57,-180 -57))"] | ["POINT(-136 -67.5)"] | false | false |
Last Interglacial Mean Ocean Temperature
|
1245659 1246148 1245821 |
2019-10-18 | Shackleton, Sarah |
Collaborative Research: The Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, Horizontal Ice Core: Exploring changes in the Natural Methane Budget in a Warming World and Expanding the Paleo-archive |
Noble gas data from Taylor Glacier and EPICA Dome C (EDC) for mean ocean temperature reconstruction during the Last Interglacial. Also includes trace gas measurements of d18Oatm, CO2, and CH4 from Taylor Glacier from chronology construction. | ["POLYGON((123.3 -75.1,127.138 -75.1,130.976 -75.1,134.814 -75.1,138.652 -75.1,142.49 -75.1,146.328 -75.1,150.166 -75.1,154.004 -75.1,157.842 -75.1,161.68 -75.1,161.68 -75.367,161.68 -75.634,161.68 -75.901,161.68 -76.168,161.68 -76.435,161.68 -76.702,161.68 -76.969,161.68 -77.236,161.68 -77.503,161.68 -77.77,157.842 -77.77,154.004 -77.77,150.166 -77.77,146.328 -77.77,142.49 -77.77,138.652 -77.77,134.814 -77.77,130.976 -77.77,127.138 -77.77,123.3 -77.77,123.3 -77.503,123.3 -77.236,123.3 -76.969,123.3 -76.702,123.3 -76.435,123.3 -76.168,123.3 -75.901,123.3 -75.634,123.3 -75.367,123.3 -75.1))"] | ["POINT(142.49 -76.435)"] | false | false |
Carbon dioxide concentration and its stable carbon isotope composition in Allan Hills ice cores
|
1443263 |
2019-08-14 | Yan, Yuzhen; Bender, Michael; Brook, Edward J.; Higgins, John |
Collaborative Research: Window into the World with 40,000-year Glacial Cycles from Climate Records in Million Year-old Ice from the Allan Hills Blue Ice Area |
This file includes the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) and the stable carbon isotope composition of CO2 in Allan Hills ice cores (ALHIC1502 and ALHIC1503). | ["POINT(159.35507 -76.73286)"] | ["POINT(159.35507 -76.73286)"] | false | false |
Gas and Dust Measurements for Taylor Glacier and Taylor Dome Ice Cores
|
1246148 1245821 1245659 |
2019-08-12 | Menking, James; Brook, Edward J.; Marcott, Shaun; Barker, Stephen; Shackleton, Sarah; Dyonisius, Michael; Petrenko, Vasilii; McConnell, Joseph; Rhodes, Rachel; Bauska, Thomas; Baggenstos, Daniel; Severinghaus, Jeffrey P. |
Collaborative Research: The Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, Horizontal Ice Core: Exploring changes in the Natural Methane Budget in a Warming World and Expanding the Paleo-archive |
New ice cores retrieved from the Taylor Glacier (Antarctica) blue ice area contain ice and air spanning the Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5-4 transition, a period of global cooling and ice sheet expansion. We determine chronologies for the ice and air bubbles in the new ice cores by visually matching variations in gas- and ice- phase tracers to preexisting ice core records. The chronologies reveal an ice age-gas age difference (Δage) approaching 10 ka during MIS 4, implying very low snow accumulation in the Taylor Glacier accumulation zone. A revised chronology for the analagous section of the Taylor Dome ice core (84 to 55 ka), located to the south of the Taylor Glacier accumulation zone, shows that Δage did not exceed 3 ka. The difference in Δage between the two records during MIS 4 is similar in magnitude but opposite in direction to what is observed at the Last Glacial Maximum. This relationship implies that a spatial gradient in snow accumulation existed across the Taylor Dome region during MIS 4 that was oriented in the opposite direction of the accumulation gradient during the Last Glacial Maximum. | ["POINT(162.167 -77.733)"] | ["POINT(162.167 -77.733)"] | false | false |
SPICEcore Holocene CO2 and N2O data
|
1443550 |
2019-08-08 | Brook, Edward J. |
Controls on Variations in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Nitrous Oxide During the Last 10,000 years |
Measurements of CO2, N2O, and the isotopic composition of CO2 from the Holocene section of SPICEcore | ["POINT(-180 -90)"] | ["POINT(-180 -90)"] | false | false |
Taylor Glacier Noble Gases - Younger Dryas
|
0739766 1246148 1245821 1245659 |
2019-04-23 | Shackleton, Sarah |
Collaborative Research: The Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, Horizontal Ice Core: Exploring changes in the Natural Methane Budget in a Warming World and Expanding the Paleo-archive |
Noble gas data from Taylor Glacier for mean ocean temperature reconstruction during the Younger Dryas. Also includes field measurements of methane and standard deviations of replicate CO2 measurements from WAIS Divide. | ["POLYGON((161.68 -77.73,161.7 -77.73,161.72 -77.73,161.74 -77.73,161.76 -77.73,161.78 -77.73,161.8 -77.73,161.82 -77.73,161.84 -77.73,161.86 -77.73,161.88 -77.73,161.88 -77.734,161.88 -77.738,161.88 -77.742,161.88 -77.746,161.88 -77.75,161.88 -77.754,161.88 -77.758,161.88 -77.762,161.88 -77.766,161.88 -77.77,161.86 -77.77,161.84 -77.77,161.82 -77.77,161.8 -77.77,161.78 -77.77,161.76 -77.77,161.74 -77.77,161.72 -77.77,161.7 -77.77,161.68 -77.77,161.68 -77.766,161.68 -77.762,161.68 -77.758,161.68 -77.754,161.68 -77.75,161.68 -77.746,161.68 -77.742,161.68 -77.738,161.68 -77.734,161.68 -77.73))"] | ["POINT(161.78 -77.75)"] | false | false |
NetCDF outputs from middle Eocene climate simulation using the GENESIS global circulation model
|
1543031 |
2019-04-22 | Judd, Emily |
Seasonality, Summer Cooling, and Calibrating the Approach of the Icehouse in Late Eocene Antarctica |
GENESIS global circulation model (GCM) outputs from a middle Eocene simulation parameterized with 2000 ppm pCO2, high obliquity, and no Antarctic ice. | ["POLYGON((-180 -60,-144 -60,-108 -60,-72 -60,-36 -60,0 -60,36 -60,72 -60,108 -60,144 -60,180 -60,180 -63,180 -66,180 -69,180 -72,180 -75,180 -78,180 -81,180 -84,180 -87,180 -90,144 -90,108 -90,72 -90,36 -90,0 -90,-36 -90,-72 -90,-108 -90,-144 -90,-180 -90,-180 -87,-180 -84,-180 -81,-180 -78,-180 -75,-180 -72,-180 -69,-180 -66,-180 -63,-180 -60))"] | ["POINT(0 -89.999)"] | false | false |
Model output NOAA GFDL CM2_6 Cant Hant storage
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1425989 |
2018-12-14 | Chen, Haidi |
Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling (SOCCOM) |
This dataset include the budget terms for heat, carbon and phosphate storage tendency in pre-industrial simulation and climate change simulation forced with atmospheric CO2 increasing at a rate of 1% per year run following 120 years of the pre-industrial simulation. The results are zonally integrated. The dataset also include the meridional overturning circulation in the control and climate simulations. | ["POLYGON((-180 -20,-144 -20,-108 -20,-72 -20,-36 -20,0 -20,36 -20,72 -20,108 -20,144 -20,180 -20,180 -27,180 -34,180 -41,180 -48,180 -55,180 -62,180 -69,180 -76,180 -83,180 -90,144 -90,108 -90,72 -90,36 -90,0 -90,-36 -90,-72 -90,-108 -90,-144 -90,-180 -90,-180 -83,-180 -76,-180 -69,-180 -62,-180 -55,-180 -48,-180 -41,-180 -34,-180 -27,-180 -20))"] | ["POINT(0 -89.999)"] | false | false |
Antarctic emerald rockcod have the capacity to compensate for warming when uncoupled from CO2-acidification
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1142122 |
2017-08-07 | Todgham, Anne; Miller, Nathan |
RUI: Synergistic effects of Ocean Acidification and Warming on Larval Development in Antarctic Fishes |
This dataset includes data from the publication Davis et al - Antarctic emerald rockcod have the capacity to compensate for warming when uncoupled from CO2-acidification. Included are data on cardiorespiratory physiology, survival, metabolic rate, metabolic enzyme activity, behavior (scototaxis & activity) and seawater chemistry. | ["POLYGON((166 -77.5,166.1 -77.5,166.2 -77.5,166.3 -77.5,166.4 -77.5,166.5 -77.5,166.6 -77.5,166.7 -77.5,166.8 -77.5,166.9 -77.5,167 -77.5,167 -77.55,167 -77.6,167 -77.65,167 -77.7,167 -77.75,167 -77.8,167 -77.85,167 -77.9,167 -77.95,167 -78,166.9 -78,166.8 -78,166.7 -78,166.6 -78,166.5 -78,166.4 -78,166.3 -78,166.2 -78,166.1 -78,166 -78,166 -77.95,166 -77.9,166 -77.85,166 -77.8,166 -77.75,166 -77.7,166 -77.65,166 -77.6,166 -77.55,166 -77.5))"] | ["POINT(166.5 -77.75)"] | false | false |
Physiological and biochemical measurements on juvenile Antarctic rockcod (Trematomus bernacchii) from McMurdo Sound
|
1142122 |
2017-05-20 | Miller, Nathan; Todgham, Anne; Davis, Brittany; Flynn, Erin |
RUI: Synergistic effects of Ocean Acidification and Warming on Larval Development in Antarctic Fishes |
This dataset includes data from the publication "Davis, et al. (2016) - Juvenile Antarctic rockcod (Trematomus bernacchii) are physiologically robust to CO2-acidified seawater". Included are data on cardiorespiratory physiology, survival, metabolic rate, metabolic enzyme activity (citrate synthase) and seawater chemistry. | ["POLYGON((166.163 -76.665,166.2635 -76.665,166.364 -76.665,166.4645 -76.665,166.565 -76.665,166.6655 -76.665,166.766 -76.665,166.8665 -76.665,166.967 -76.665,167.0675 -76.665,167.168 -76.665,167.168 -76.782,167.168 -76.899,167.168 -77.016,167.168 -77.133,167.168 -77.25,167.168 -77.367,167.168 -77.484,167.168 -77.601,167.168 -77.718,167.168 -77.835,167.0675 -77.835,166.967 -77.835,166.8665 -77.835,166.766 -77.835,166.6655 -77.835,166.565 -77.835,166.4645 -77.835,166.364 -77.835,166.2635 -77.835,166.163 -77.835,166.163 -77.718,166.163 -77.601,166.163 -77.484,166.163 -77.367,166.163 -77.25,166.163 -77.133,166.163 -77.016,166.163 -76.899,166.163 -76.782,166.163 -76.665))"] | ["POINT(166.6655 -77.25)"] | false | false |
The Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, Horizontal Ice Core: Exploring changes in the Natural Methane Budget in a Warming World and Expanding the Paleo-archive
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1245821 |
2016-01-01 | Brook, Edward J. |
Collaborative Research: The Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, Horizontal Ice Core: Exploring changes in the Natural Methane Budget in a Warming World and Expanding the Paleo-archive |
This award supports a project to use the Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, ablation zone to collect ice samples for a range of paleoenvironmental studies. A record of carbon-14 of atmospheric methane (14CH4) will be obtained for the last deglaciation and the Early Holocene, together with a supporting record of CH4 stable isotopes. In-situ cosmogenic 14C content and partitioning of 14C between different species (14CH4, C-14 carbon monoxide (14CO) and C-14 carbon dioxide (14CO2)) will be determined with unprecedented precision in ice from the surface down to ~67 m. Further age-mapping of the ablating ice stratigraphy will take place using a combination of CH4, CO2, and delta 18O of oxygen gas and H2O stable isotopes. High precision, high-resolution records of CO2, delta 13C of CO2, nitrous oxide (N2O) and N2O isotopes will be obtained for the last deglaciation and intervals during the last glacial period. The potential of 14CO2 and Krypton-81 (81Kr) as absolute dating tools for glacial ice will be investigated. The intellectual merit of proposed work includes the fact that the response of natural methane sources to continuing global warming is uncertain, and available evidence is insufficient to rule out the possibility of catastrophic releases from large 14C-depleted reservoirs such as CH4 clathrates and permafrost. The proposed paleoatmospheric 14CH4 record will improve our understanding of the possible magnitude and timing of CH4 release from these reservoirs during a large climatic warming. A thorough understanding of in-situ cosmogenic 14C in glacial ice (production rates by different mechanisms and partitioning between species) is currently lacking. Such an understanding will likely enable the use of in-situ 14CO in ice at accumulation sites as a reliable, uncomplicated tracer of the past cosmic ray flux and possibly past solar activity, as well as the use of 14CO2 at both ice accumulation and ice ablation sites as an absolute dating tool. Significant gaps remain in our understanding of the natural carbon cycle, as well as in its responses to global climate change. The proposed high-resolution, high-precision records of delta 13C of CO2 would provide new information on carbon cycle changes both during times of rising CO2 in a warming climate and falling CO2 in a cooling climate. N2O is an important greenhouse gas that increased by ~30% during the last deglaciation. The causes of this increase are still largely uncertain, and the proposed high-precision record of N2O concentration and isotopes would provide further insights into N2O source changes in a warming world. The broader impacts of proposed work include an improvement in our understanding of the response of these greenhouse gas budgets to global warming and inform societally important model projections of future climate change. The continued age-mapping of Taylor Glacier ablation ice will add value to this high-quality, easily accessible archive of natural environmental variability. Establishing 14CO as a robust new tracer for past cosmic ray flux would inform paleoclimate studies and constitute a valuable contribution to the study of the societally important issue of climate change. The proposed work will contribute to the development of new laboratory and field analytical systems. The data from the study will be made available to the scientific community and the broad public through the NSIDC and NOAA Paleoclimatology data centers. 1 graduate student each will be trained at UR, OSU and SIO, and the work will contribute to the training of a postdoc at OSU. 3 UR undergraduates will be involved in fieldwork and research. The work will support a new, junior UR faculty member, Petrenko. All PIs have a strong history of and commitment to scientific outreach in the forms of media interviews, participation in filming of field projects, as well as speaking to schools and the public about their research, and will continue these activities as part of the proposed work. This award has field work in Antarctica. | ["POINT(162.167 -77.733)"] | ["POINT(162.167 -77.733)"] | false | false |
WAIS Divide Ice Core CO2
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0739766 |
2015-10-06 | Brook, Edward J.; Marcott, Shaun |
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change: The WAIS Divide Ice Core Record |
The data are measurements of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) from the WAIS Divide Ice Core, WDC06A, Antarctica. | ["POINT(-112.08 -79.46)"] | ["POINT(-112.08 -79.46)"] | false | false |
Cryptic Hydrology of the McMurdo Dry Valleys: Water Track Contributions to Water and Geochemical Budgets in Taylor Valley, Antarctica
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1343649 |
2015-01-01 | Levy, Joseph |
Cryptic Hydrology of the McMurdo Dry Valleys: Water Track Contributions to Water and Geochemical Budgets in Taylor Valley, Antarctica |
The PIs propose to quantify the hillslope water, solute, and carbon budgets for Taylor Valley in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, using water tracks to investigate near-surface geological processes and challenge the paradigm that shallow groundwater is minimal or non-exixtant. Water tracks are linear zones of high soil moisture that route shallow groundwater downslope in permafrost dominated soils. Four hypotheses will be tested: 1) water tracks are important pathways for water and solute transport; 2) water tracks transport more dissolved silica than streams in Taylor Valley indicating they are the primary site of chemical weathering for cold desert soils and bedrock; 3) water tracks that drain highland terrains are dominated by humidity-separated brines while water tracks that drain lowland terrains are dominated by marine aerosols; 4) water tracks are the sites of the highest terrestrial soil carbon concentrations and the strongest CO2 fluxes in Taylor Valley and their carbon content increases with soil age, while carbon flux decreases with age. To test these hypotheses the PIs will carry out a suite of field measurements supported by modeling and remote sensing. They will install shallow permafrost wells in water tracks that span the range of geological, climatological, and topographic conditions in Taylor Valley. Multifrequency electromagnetic induction sounding of the upper ~1 m of the permafrost will create the first comprehensive map of soil moisture in Taylor Valley, and will permit direct quantification of water track discharge across the valley. The carbon contents of water track soils will be measured and linked to global carbon dynamics. Non-science majors at Oregon State University will be integrated into the proposed research through a new Global Environmental Change course focusing on the scientific method in Antarctica. Three undergraduate students, members of underrepresented minorities, will be entrained in the research, will contribute to all aspects of field and laboratory science, and will present results at national meetings. | ["POLYGON((162.852 -77.6111,162.9893 -77.6111,163.1266 -77.6111,163.2639 -77.6111,163.4012 -77.6111,163.5385 -77.6111,163.6758 -77.6111,163.8131 -77.6111,163.9504 -77.6111,164.0877 -77.6111,164.225 -77.6111,164.225 -77.65331,164.225 -77.69552,164.225 -77.73773,164.225 -77.77994,164.225 -77.82215,164.225 -77.86436,164.225 -77.90657,164.225 -77.94878,164.225 -77.99099,164.225 -78.0332,164.0877 -78.0332,163.9504 -78.0332,163.8131 -78.0332,163.6758 -78.0332,163.5385 -78.0332,163.4012 -78.0332,163.2639 -78.0332,163.1266 -78.0332,162.9893 -78.0332,162.852 -78.0332,162.852 -77.99099,162.852 -77.94878,162.852 -77.90657,162.852 -77.86436,162.852 -77.82215,162.852 -77.77994,162.852 -77.73773,162.852 -77.69552,162.852 -77.65331,162.852 -77.6111))"] | ["POINT(163.5385 -77.82215)"] | false | false |
High-resolution Atmospheric CO2 during 7.4-9.0 ka
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0944764 |
2014-06-25 | Brook, Edward J.; Ahn, Jinho |
Atmospheric CO2 and Abrupt Climate Change |
This data set provides a new CO2 record from the Siple Dome ice core, Antarctica, that covers 7.4-9.0 ka (thousand years) with 8- to 16-year resolution. A small, about 1-2 ppm, increase of atmospheric CO2 during the 8.2 ka event was observed. The increase is not significant when compared to other centennial variations in the Holocene that are not linked to large temperature changes. The results do not agree with leaf stomata records that suggest a CO2 decrease of up to ~25 ppm and imply that the sensitivity of atmospheric CO2 to the primarily northern hemisphere cooling of the 8.2 ka event was limited. | ["POINT(-148.82 -81.66)"] | ["POINT(-148.82 -81.66)"] | false | false |
Effect of Ocean Acidification on Early Life History Stages of the Antarctic Sea Urchins Sterechinus Neumayeri
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0944201 |
2014-01-01 | Hofmann, Gretchen |
Effect of Ocean Acidification on Early Life History Stages of the Antarctic Sea Urchins Sterechinus Neumayeri |
This research examines the effects of ocean acidification on embryos and larvae of a contemporary calcifier in the coastal waters of Antarctica, the sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri. The effect of future ocean acidification is projected to be particularly threatening to calcifying marine organisms in coldwater, high latitude seas, making tolerance data on these organisms a critical research need in Antarctic marine ecosystems. Due to a high magnesium (Mg) content of their calcitic hard parts, echinoderms are especially vulnerable to dissolution stress from ocean acidification because they currently inhabit seawater that is barely at the saturation level to support biogenic calcification. Thus, cold-water, high latitude species with a high Mg-content in their hard parts are considered to be the 'first responders' to chemical changes in the surface oceans. Studies in this proposal will use several metrics to examine the physiological plasticity of contemporary urchin embryos and larvae to CO2-acidified seawater, to mimic the scenarios defined by IPCC models and by analyses of future acidification predicted for the Southern Ocean. The research also will investigats the biological consequences of synergistic interactions of two converging climate change-related stressors - CO2- driven ocean acidification and ocean warming. Specifically the research will (1) assess the effect of CO2-acidified seawater on the development of early embryos and larvae, (2) using morphometrics, examine changes in the larval endoskeleton in response to development under the high-CO2 conditions of ocean acidification, (3) using a DNA microarray, profile changes in gene expression for genes involved in biomineralization and other important physiological processes, and (4) measure costs and physiological consequences of development under conditions of ocean acidification. The proposal will support the training of undergraduates, graduate students and a postdoctoral fellow. The PI also will collaborate with the UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz Graduate School of Education to link the biological effects of ocean acidification to the chemical changes expected for the Southern Ocean using the 'Science on a Sphere' technology. This display will be housed in an education and public outreach center, the Outreach Center for Teaching Ocean Science (OCTOS), a new state-of-the-art facility under construction at UC Santa Barbara. | ["POLYGON((-160 -68,-159 -68,-158 -68,-157 -68,-156 -68,-155 -68,-154 -68,-153 -68,-152 -68,-151 -68,-150 -68,-150 -69,-150 -70,-150 -71,-150 -72,-150 -73,-150 -74,-150 -75,-150 -76,-150 -77,-150 -78,-151 -78,-152 -78,-153 -78,-154 -78,-155 -78,-156 -78,-157 -78,-158 -78,-159 -78,-160 -78,-160 -77,-160 -76,-160 -75,-160 -74,-160 -73,-160 -72,-160 -71,-160 -70,-160 -69,-160 -68))"] | ["POINT(-155 -73)"] | false | false |
Abrupt Change in Atmospheric CO2 During the Last Ice Age
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0944764 |
2013-08-08 | Brook, Edward J.; Ahn, Jinho |
Atmospheric CO2 and Abrupt Climate Change |
During the last glacial period atmospheric carbon dioxide and temperature in Antarctica varied in a similar fashion on millennial time scales, but previous work indicates that these changes were gradual. In a detailed analysis of one event, we now find that approximately half of the CO2 increase that occurred during the 1500 year cold period between Dansgaard-Oeschger (DO) Events 8 and 9 happened rapidly, over less than two centuries. This rise in CO2 was synchronous with, or slightly later than, a rapid increase of Antarctic temperature inferred from stable isotopes. | ["POINT(-119.83 -80.01)", "POINT(-148.82 -81.66)"] | ["POINT(-119.83 -80.01)", "POINT(-148.82 -81.66)"] | false | false |
Free Drifting Icebergs as Proliferation Sites of Iron Enrichment, Organic Carbon Production and Export in the Southern Ocean
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0636319 |
2011-01-01 | Shaw, Tim; Twining, Benjamin |
Collaborative Research: Free Drifting Icebergs as Proliferation Sites of Iron Enrichment, Organic Carbon Production and Export in the Southern Ocean |
Atmospheric warming has been associated with retreating glaciers, disintegrating ice shelves, and the increasing prevalence of icebergs in the Southern Ocean over the last decade. Our preliminary study of two icebergs in the NW Weddell Sea, an area of high iceberg concentration, showed significant delivery of terrestrial material accompanied by significant enhancement of phytoplankton and zooplankton/micronekton abundance, and primary production surrounding the icebergs. We hypothesize that nutrient enrichment by free-drifting icebergs will increase primary production and sedimentation of organic carbon, thus increasing the draw-down and sequestration of CO2 in the Southern Ocean and impacting the global carbon cycle. Our research addresses the following questions:1) What is the relationship between the physical dynamics of free-drifting icebergs and the Fe and nutrient distributions of the surrounding water column? 2) What is the relationship between Fe and nutrient distributions associated with free-drifting icebergs and the organic carbon dynamics of the ice-attached and surrounding pelagic communities (microbes, zooplankton, micronekton)? 3) What is impact on the export flux of particulate organic carbon from the mixed layer? An interdisciplinary approach is proposed to examine iceberg structure and dynamics, biogeochemical processes, and carbon cycling that includes measurement of trace element, nutrient and radionuclide distributions; organic carbon dynamics mediated by microbial, ice-attached and zooplankton communities; and particulate organic carbon export fluxes. Results from this project will further our understanding of the relationship between climate change and carbon sequestration in the Southern Ocean. Our findings will be incorporated into the Antarctic Research division of the Ocean Exploration Center (OEC) as part of the SIOExplorer: Digital Library Project. The OEC allows users to access content, which is classified to one of four levels: entry (grade K-6), student (grade 6-12), college, and research. Graduate students, undergraduates, teachers, and volunteers are important participants in the proposed field and laboratory work. For the K-12 level, a professional writer of children's books will participate in cruises to produce an account of the expedition and a daily interactive website. | ["POLYGON((-51.9201 -57.5061,-50.99447 -57.5061,-50.06884 -57.5061,-49.14321 -57.5061,-48.21758 -57.5061,-47.29195 -57.5061,-46.36632 -57.5061,-45.44069 -57.5061,-44.51506 -57.5061,-43.58943 -57.5061,-42.6638 -57.5061,-42.6638 -58.03449,-42.6638 -58.56288,-42.6638 -59.09127,-42.6638 -59.61966,-42.6638 -60.14805,-42.6638 -60.67644,-42.6638 -61.20483,-42.6638 -61.73322,-42.6638 -62.26161,-42.6638 -62.79,-43.58943 -62.79,-44.51506 -62.79,-45.44069 -62.79,-46.36632 -62.79,-47.29195 -62.79,-48.21758 -62.79,-49.14321 -62.79,-50.06884 -62.79,-50.99447 -62.79,-51.9201 -62.79,-51.9201 -62.26161,-51.9201 -61.73322,-51.9201 -61.20483,-51.9201 -60.67644,-51.9201 -60.14805,-51.9201 -59.61966,-51.9201 -59.09127,-51.9201 -58.56288,-51.9201 -58.03449,-51.9201 -57.5061))"] | ["POINT(-47.29195 -60.14805)"] | false | false |
Controls on Climate-Active Gases by Amundsen Sea Ice Biota
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0836061 |
2011-01-01 | Dennett, Mark |
Collaborative Research: Controls on climate-active gases by Amundsen Sea ice biota |
Convincing evidence now confirms that polar regions are changing rapidly in response to human activities. Changes in sea ice extent and thickness will have profound implications for productivity, food webs and carbon fluxes at high latitudes, since sea ice biota are a significant source of biogenic matter for the ecosystem. While sea ice is often thought to be a barrier to gas exchange between the ocean and the atmosphere, it more likely functions as a source or sink for climate-active gases such as carbon dioxide and ozone-depleting organohalogens, due in part to activities of microbes embedded in the sea ice matrix. This project brings together experienced US and Swedish investigators to examine the controls by sea-ice biota on the production and degradation of key climate-active gases in the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean. We hypothesize that 1) the physical properties of the sea-ice environment will determine the community structure and activities of the sea ice biota; 2) the productivity, biomass, physiological state and species composition of ice algae will determine the production of specific classes of organic carbon, including organohalogens; 3) heterotrophic co-metabolism within the ice will break down these compounds to some extent, depending on the microbial community structure and productivity, and 4) the sea ice to atmosphere fluxes of CO2 and organohalogens will be inversely related. This project will build close scientific collaborations between US and Swedish researchers and also train young scientists, including members of underrepresented groups. Dissemination of results will include the scientific literature, and public outreach venues including interactions with a PolarTrec teacher. | ["POLYGON((-170 -69,-163 -69,-156 -69,-149 -69,-142 -69,-135 -69,-128 -69,-121 -69,-114 -69,-107 -69,-100 -69,-100 -70,-100 -71,-100 -72,-100 -73,-100 -74,-100 -75,-100 -76,-100 -77,-100 -78,-100 -79,-107 -79,-114 -79,-121 -79,-128 -79,-135 -79,-142 -79,-149 -79,-156 -79,-163 -79,-170 -79,-170 -78,-170 -77,-170 -76,-170 -75,-170 -74,-170 -73,-170 -72,-170 -71,-170 -70,-170 -69))"] | ["POINT(-135 -74)"] | false | false |
Free-Drifting Icebergs as Proliferating Dispersion Sites of Iron Enrichment, Organic Carbon Production and Export in the Southern Ocean
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0636543 |
2010-01-01 | Murray, Alison |
Collaborative Research: Free Drifting Icebergs as Proliferation Sites of Iron Enrichment, Organic Carbon Production and Export in the Southern Ocean |
Atmospheric warming has been associated with retreating glaciers, disintegrating ice shelves, and the increasing prevalence of icebergs in the Southern Ocean over the last decade. Our preliminary study of two icebergs in the NW Weddell Sea, an area of high iceberg concentration, showed significant delivery of terrestrial material accompanied by significant enhancement of phytoplankton and zooplankton/micronekton abundance, and primary production surrounding the icebergs. We hypothesize that nutrient enrichment by free-drifting icebergs will increase primary production and sedimentation of organic carbon, thus increasing the draw-down and sequestration of CO2 in the Southern Ocean and impacting the global carbon cycle. Our research addresses the following questions: 1) What is the relationship between the physical dynamics of free-drifting icebergs and the Fe and nutrient distributions of the surrounding water column? 2) What is the relationship between Fe and nutrient distributions associated with free-drifting icebergs and the organic carbon dynamics of the ice-attached and surrounding pelagic communities (microbes, zooplankton, micronekton)? 3) What is impact on the export flux of particulate organic carbon from the mixed layer? An interdisciplinary approach is proposed to examine iceberg structure and dynamics, biogeochemical processes, and carbon cycling that includes measurement of trace element, nutrient and radionuclide distributions; organic carbon dynamics mediated by microbial, ice-attached and zooplankton communities; and particulate organic carbon export fluxes. Results from this project will further our understanding of the relationship between climate change and carbon sequestration in the Southern Ocean. Our findings will be incorporated into the Antarctic Research division of the Ocean Exploration Center (OEC) as part of the SIOExplorer: Digital Library Project. The OEC allows users to access content, which is classified to one of four levels: entry (grade K-6), student (grade 6-12), college, and research. Graduate students, undergraduates, teachers, and volunteers are important participants in the proposed field and laboratory work. For the K-12 level, a professional writer of children's books will participate in cruises to produce an account of the expedition and a daily interactive website. | ["POLYGON((-51.98403 -57.58068,-51.042765 -57.58068,-50.1015 -57.58068,-49.160235 -57.58068,-48.21897 -57.58068,-47.277705 -57.58068,-46.33644 -57.58068,-45.395175 -57.58068,-44.45391 -57.58068,-43.512645 -57.58068,-42.57138 -57.58068,-42.57138 -58.10845,-42.57138 -58.63622,-42.57138 -59.16399,-42.57138 -59.69176,-42.57138 -60.21953,-42.57138 -60.7473,-42.57138 -61.27507,-42.57138 -61.80284,-42.57138 -62.33061,-42.57138 -62.85838,-43.512645 -62.85838,-44.45391 -62.85838,-45.395175 -62.85838,-46.33644 -62.85838,-47.277705 -62.85838,-48.21897 -62.85838,-49.160235 -62.85838,-50.1015 -62.85838,-51.042765 -62.85838,-51.98403 -62.85838,-51.98403 -62.33061,-51.98403 -61.80284,-51.98403 -61.27507,-51.98403 -60.7473,-51.98403 -60.21953,-51.98403 -59.69176,-51.98403 -59.16399,-51.98403 -58.63622,-51.98403 -58.10845,-51.98403 -57.58068))"] | ["POINT(-47.277705 -60.21953)"] | false | false |
Impacts of Elevated pCO2 on a Dominant Aragonitic Pteropod (Thecosomata) and its Specialist Predator (Gymnosomata) in the Ross Sea
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0538479 |
2010-01-01 | Seibel, Brad |
Collaborative Research: Impacts of Elevated pCO2 on a Dominant Aragonitic Pteropod (Thecosomata) and its Specialist Predator (Gymnosomata) in the Ross Sea |
Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have resulted in greater oceanic uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide. Elevated partial pressure of carbon dioxide can impact marine organisms both via decreased carbonate saturation that affects calcification rates and via disturbance to acid-base (metabolic) physiology. Pteropod molluscs (Thecosomata) form shells made of aragonite, a type of calcium carbonate that is highly soluble, suggesting that these organisms may be particularly sensitive to increasing carbon dioxide and reduced carbonate ion concentration. Thecosome pteropods, which dominate the calcium carbonate export south of the Antarctic Polar Front, will be the first major group of marine calcifying organisms to experience carbonate undersaturation within parts of their present-day geographical ranges as a result of anthropogenic carbon dioxide. An unusual, co-evolved relationship between thecosomes and their specialized gymnosome predators provides a unique backdrop against which to assess the physiological and ecological importance of elevated partial pressure of carbon dioxide. Pteropods are functionally important components of the Antarctic ecosystem with potential to influence phytoplankton stocks, carbon export, and dimethyl sulfide levels that, in turn, influence global climate through ocean-atmosphere feedback loops. The research will quantify the impact of elevated carbon dioxide on a dominant aragonitic pteropod, Limacina helicina, and its specialist predator, the gymnosome Clione antarctica, in the Ross Sea through laboratory experimentation. Results will be disseminated broadly to enhance scientific understanding in this field. The project involves collaboration between researchers at a predominantly undergraduate institution with a significant enrollment of students that are typically underrepresented in the research environment (California State University San Marcos - CSUSM) and at a Ph.D.-granting institution (University of Rhode Island - URI). The program will promote education and learning through the joint education of undergraduate students and graduate students at CSUSM and URI as part of a research team, as well as through the teaching activities of the principal investigators. Dr. Keating, CSUSM professor of science education, will participate in the McMurdo fieldwork and lead the outreach opportunities for the project. | ["POLYGON((166 -77,166.1 -77,166.2 -77,166.3 -77,166.4 -77,166.5 -77,166.6 -77,166.7 -77,166.8 -77,166.9 -77,167 -77,167 -77.1,167 -77.2,167 -77.3,167 -77.4,167 -77.5,167 -77.6,167 -77.7,167 -77.8,167 -77.9,167 -78,166.9 -78,166.8 -78,166.7 -78,166.6 -78,166.5 -78,166.4 -78,166.3 -78,166.2 -78,166.1 -78,166 -78,166 -77.9,166 -77.8,166 -77.7,166 -77.6,166 -77.5,166 -77.4,166 -77.3,166 -77.2,166 -77.1,166 -77))"] | ["POINT(166.5 -77.5)"] | false | false |
Interactive Effects of Iron, Light and Carbon Dioxide on Phytoplankton Community Dynamics in the Ross Sea
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0338097 |
2010-01-01 | DiTullio, Giacomo |
Collaborative Research: Interactive Effects of Iron, Light and Carbon Dioxide on Phytoplankton Community Dynamics in the Ross Sea |
The objectives of this proposal are to investigate the controls on the large-scale distribution and production of the two major bloom-forming phytoplankton taxa in the Southern Ocean, diatoms and Phaeocystis Antarctica. These two groups, through their involvement in the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, sulfur and nutrient elements, may have played important roles in the climate variations of the late Quaternary, and they also may be key players in future environmental change. A current paradigm is that irradiance and iron availability drive phytoplankton dynamics in the Southern Ocean. Recent work, however, suggests that carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations may also be important in structuring algal assemblages, due to species-specific differences in the physiology. This proposal examines the interactive effects of iron, light and CO2 on the physiology, ecology and relative dominance of Phaeocystis and diatoms in the Southern Ocean. The Ross Sea is an ideal system in which to investigate the environmental factors that regulate the distribution and production of these two algal groups, since it is characterized by seasonal blooms of both P. Antarctica and diatoms that are typically separated in both space and time. This study will take the form of an interdisciplinary investigation that includes a field survey and statistical analysis of algal assemblage composition, iron, mixed layer depth, and CO2 levels in the southern Ross Sea, coupled with shipboard experiments to examine the response of diatom and P. Antarctica assemblages to high and low levels of iron, light and CO2 during spring and summer. This project will provide information on some of the major factors controlling the production and distribution of the two major bloom forming phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean and the related biogeochemical cycling of carbon, sulfur and nutrient elements. The results may ultimately advance the ability to predict how the Southern Ocean will be affected by and possibly modulate future climate change. This project will also make significant educational contributions at several levels, including the planned research involvement of graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral associates, a student teacher, and community outreach and educational activities. A number of activities are planned to interface the project with K-12 education. Presentations will be made at local schools to discuss the research and events of the research cruise. During the cruise there will be daily interactive email contact with elementary classrooms. Established websites will be used to allow students to learn about the ongoing research, and to allow researchers to communicate with students through text and downloaded images. | ["POLYGON((-169.94 -52.24,-169.449 -52.24,-168.958 -52.24,-168.467 -52.24,-167.976 -52.24,-167.485 -52.24,-166.994 -52.24,-166.503 -52.24,-166.012 -52.24,-165.521 -52.24,-165.03 -52.24,-165.03 -54.879,-165.03 -57.518,-165.03 -60.157,-165.03 -62.796,-165.03 -65.435,-165.03 -68.074,-165.03 -70.713,-165.03 -73.352,-165.03 -75.991,-165.03 -78.63,-165.521 -78.63,-166.012 -78.63,-166.503 -78.63,-166.994 -78.63,-167.485 -78.63,-167.976 -78.63,-168.467 -78.63,-168.958 -78.63,-169.449 -78.63,-169.94 -78.63,-169.94 -75.991,-169.94 -73.352,-169.94 -70.713,-169.94 -68.074,-169.94 -65.435,-169.94 -62.796,-169.94 -60.157,-169.94 -57.518,-169.94 -54.879,-169.94 -52.24))"] | ["POINT(-167.485 -65.435)"] | false | false |
Controls on Climate-Active Gases by Amundsen Sea Ice Biota
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0836112 |
2010-01-01 | Smith, Walker |
Collaborative Research: Controls on climate-active gases by Amundsen Sea ice biota |
Convincing evidence now confirms that polar regions are changing rapidly in response to human activities. Changes in sea ice extent and thickness will have profound implications for productivity, food webs and carbon fluxes at high latitudes, since sea ice biota are a significant source of biogenic matter for the ecosystem. While sea ice is often thought to be a barrier to gas exchange between the ocean and the atmosphere, it more likely functions as a source or sink for climate-active gases such as carbon dioxide and ozone-depleting organohalogens, due in part to activities of microbes embedded in the sea ice matrix. This project brings together experienced US and Swedish investigators to examine the controls by sea-ice biota on the production and degradation of key climate-active gases in the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean. We hypothesize that 1) the physical properties of the sea-ice environment will determine the community structure and activities of the sea ice biota; 2) the productivity, biomass, physiological state and species composition of ice algae will determine the production of specific classes of organic carbon, including organohalogens; 3) heterotrophic co-metabolism within the ice will break down these compounds to some extent, depending on the microbial community structure and productivity, and 4) the sea ice to atmosphere fluxes of CO2 and organohalogens will be inversely related. This project will build close scientific collaborations between US and Swedish researchers and also train young scientists, including members of underrepresented groups. Dissemination of results will include the scientific literature, and public outreach venues including interactions with a PolarTrec teacher. | ["POLYGON((-170 -69,-163 -69,-156 -69,-149 -69,-142 -69,-135 -69,-128 -69,-121 -69,-114 -69,-107 -69,-100 -69,-100 -70,-100 -71,-100 -72,-100 -73,-100 -74,-100 -75,-100 -76,-100 -77,-100 -78,-100 -79,-107 -79,-114 -79,-121 -79,-128 -79,-135 -79,-142 -79,-149 -79,-156 -79,-163 -79,-170 -79,-170 -78,-170 -77,-170 -76,-170 -75,-170 -74,-170 -73,-170 -72,-170 -71,-170 -70,-170 -69))"] | ["POINT(-135 -74)"] | false | false |
Free-drifting Icebergs as Proliferating Dispersion Sites of Iron Enrichment, Organic Carbon Production and Export in the Southern Ocean
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0636730 |
2010-01-01 | Vernet, Maria |
Collaborative Reseach: Free-drifting Icebergs as Proliferating Dispersion Sites of Iron Enrichment, Organic Carbon Production and Export in the Southern Ocean. |
Atmospheric warming has been associated with retreating glaciers, disintegrating ice shelves, and the increasing prevalence of icebergs in the Southern Ocean over the last decade. Our preliminary study of two icebergs in the NW Weddell Sea, an area of high iceberg concentration, showed significant delivery of terrestrial material accompanied by significant enhancement of phytoplankton and zooplankton/micronekton abundance, and primary production surrounding the icebergs. We hypothesize that nutrient enrichment by free-drifting icebergs will increase primary production and sedimentation of organic carbon, thus increasing the draw-down and sequestration of CO2 in the Southern Ocean and impacting the global carbon cycle. Our research addresses the following questions: 1) What is the relationship between the physical dynamics of free-drifting icebergs and the Fe and nutrient distributions of the surrounding water column? 2) What is the relationship between Fe and nutrient distributions associated with free-drifting icebergs and the organic carbon dynamics of the ice-attached and surrounding pelagic communities (microbes, zooplankton, micronekton)? 3) What is impact on the export flux of particulate organic carbon from the mixed layer? An interdisciplinary approach is proposed to examine iceberg structure and dynamics, biogeochemical processes, and carbon cycling that includes measurement of trace element, nutrient and radionuclide distributions; organic carbon dynamics mediated by microbial, ice-attached and zooplankton communities; and particulate organic carbon export fluxes. Results from this project will further our understanding of the relationship between climate change and carbon sequestration in the Southern Ocean. Our findings will be incorporated into the Antarctic Research division of the Ocean Exploration Center (OEC) as part of the SIOExplorer: Digital Library Project. The OEC allows users to access content, which is classified to one of four levels: entry (grade K-6), student (grade 6-12), college, and research. Graduate students, undergraduates, teachers, and volunteers are important participants in the proposed field and laboratory work. For the K-12 level, a professional writer of children's books will participate in cruises to produce an account of the expedition and a daily interactive website. | ["POLYGON((-55 -52,-53.5 -52,-52 -52,-50.5 -52,-49 -52,-47.5 -52,-46 -52,-44.5 -52,-43 -52,-41.5 -52,-40 -52,-40 -53.3,-40 -54.6,-40 -55.9,-40 -57.2,-40 -58.5,-40 -59.8,-40 -61.1,-40 -62.4,-40 -63.7,-40 -65,-41.5 -65,-43 -65,-44.5 -65,-46 -65,-47.5 -65,-49 -65,-50.5 -65,-52 -65,-53.5 -65,-55 -65,-55 -63.7,-55 -62.4,-55 -61.1,-55 -59.8,-55 -58.5,-55 -57.2,-55 -55.9,-55 -54.6,-55 -53.3,-55 -52))"] | ["POINT(-47.5 -58.5)"] | false | false |
Free-Drifting Icebergs as Proliferating Dispersion Sites of Iron Enrichment, Organic Carbon Production and Export in the Southern Ocean
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0636723 |
2010-01-01 | Helly, John |
Collaborative Research: Free Drifting Icebergs as Proliferation Sites of Iron Enrichment, Organic Carbon Production and Export in the Southern Ocean |
Atmospheric warming has been associated with retreating glaciers, disintegrating ice shelves, and the increasing prevalence of icebergs in the Southern Ocean over the last decade. Our preliminary study of two icebergs in the NW Weddell Sea, an area of high iceberg concentration, showed significant delivery of terrestrial material accompanied by significant enhancement of phytoplankton and zooplankton/micronekton abundance, and primary production surrounding the icebergs. We hypothesize that nutrient enrichment by free-drifting icebergs will increase primary production and sedimentation of organic carbon, thus increasing the draw-down and sequestration of CO2 in the Southern Ocean and impacting the global carbon cycle. Our research addresses the following questions: 1) What is the relationship between the physical dynamics of free-drifting icebergs and the Fe and nutrient distributions of the surrounding water column? 2) What is the relationship between Fe and nutrient distributions associated with free-drifting icebergs and the organic carbon dynamics of the ice-attached and surrounding pelagic communities (microbes, zooplankton, micronekton)? 3) What is impact on the export flux of particulate organic carbon from the mixed layer? An interdisciplinary approach is proposed to examine iceberg structure and dynamics, biogeochemical processes, and carbon cycling that includes measurement of trace element, nutrient and radionuclide distributions; organic carbon dynamics mediated by microbial, ice-attached and zooplankton communities; and particulate organic carbon export fluxes. Results from this project will further our understanding of the relationship between climate change and carbon sequestration in the Southern Ocean. Our findings will be incorporated into the Antarctic Research division of the Ocean Exploration Center (OEC) as part of the SIOExplorer: Digital Library Project. The OEC allows users to access content, which is classified to one of four levels: entry (grade K-6), student (grade 6-12), college, and research. Graduate students, undergraduates, teachers, and volunteers are important participants in the proposed field and laboratory work. For the K-12 level, a professional writer of children's books will participate in cruises to produce an account of the expedition and a daily interactive website. | ["POLYGON((-55 -52,-53.5 -52,-52 -52,-50.5 -52,-49 -52,-47.5 -52,-46 -52,-44.5 -52,-43 -52,-41.5 -52,-40 -52,-40 -53.3,-40 -54.6,-40 -55.9,-40 -57.2,-40 -58.5,-40 -59.8,-40 -61.1,-40 -62.4,-40 -63.7,-40 -65,-41.5 -65,-43 -65,-44.5 -65,-46 -65,-47.5 -65,-49 -65,-50.5 -65,-52 -65,-53.5 -65,-55 -65,-55 -63.7,-55 -62.4,-55 -61.1,-55 -59.8,-55 -58.5,-55 -57.2,-55 -55.9,-55 -54.6,-55 -53.3,-55 -52))"] | ["POINT(-47.5 -58.5)"] | false | false |
Integrating Geomorphological and Paleoecological Studies to Reconstruct Neogene Environments of the Transantarctic Mountains
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0739693 |
2009-01-01 | Ashworth, Allan; Lewis, Adam |
Collaborative Research: Integrating Geomorphological and Paleoecological Studies to Reconstruct Neogene Environments of the Transantarctic Mountains |
This project studies the last vestiges of life in Antarctica from exceptionally well-preserved fossils of tundra life--mosses, diatoms, ostracods, Nothofagus leaves, wood, and insect remains recently discovered in ancient lake sediments from the McMurdo Dry Valleys. The area will be studied by an interdisciplinary team to elucidate information about climate and biogeography. These deposits offer unique and direct information about the characteristics of Antarctica during a key period in its history, the time when it was freezing. This information is critical for correlation with indirect proxies, such as though obtained from drill cores, for climate and state of the ice sheet. The results will also help understand the origin and migration of similar organisms found in South America, India and Australia. In terms of broader impacts, this project supports an early career researcher, undergraduate and graduate student research, various forms of outreach to K12 students, and extensive international collaboration. The work also has societal relevance in that the outcomes will offer direct constraints on Antarctica's ice sheet during a time with atmospheric CO2 contents similar to those of the earth in the coming centuries, and thus may help predictive models of sea level rise. | ["POLYGON((160 -77,160.2 -77,160.4 -77,160.6 -77,160.8 -77,161 -77,161.2 -77,161.4 -77,161.6 -77,161.8 -77,162 -77,162 -77.1,162 -77.2,162 -77.3,162 -77.4,162 -77.5,162 -77.6,162 -77.7,162 -77.8,162 -77.9,162 -78,161.8 -78,161.6 -78,161.4 -78,161.2 -78,161 -78,160.8 -78,160.6 -78,160.4 -78,160.2 -78,160 -78,160 -77.9,160 -77.8,160 -77.7,160 -77.6,160 -77.5,160 -77.4,160 -77.3,160 -77.2,160 -77.1,160 -77))"] | ["POINT(161 -77.5)"] | false | false |
Atmospheric CO2 and Climate: Taylor Dome Ice Core, Antarctica
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0337891 |
2007-11-05 | Brook, Edward J.; Ahn, Jinho |
Developing Dry Extraction of Ice Core Gases and Application to Millennial-Scale Variability in Atmospheric CO2 |
Using new and existing ice core CO2 data from 65 - 30 ka BP a new chronology for Taylor Dome ice core CO2 is established and synchronized with Greenland ice core records to study how high latitude climate change and the carbon cycle were linked during the last glacial period. The new data and chronology should provide a better target for models attempting to explain CO2 variability and abrupt climate change. | ["POINT(158 -77.666667)"] | ["POINT(158 -77.666667)"] | false | false |
Atmospheric CO2 and Climate: Byrd Ice Core, Antarctica
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0337891 |
2007-10-26 | Brook, Edward J.; Ahn, Jinho |
Developing Dry Extraction of Ice Core Gases and Application to Millennial-Scale Variability in Atmospheric CO2 |
Reconstructions of ancient atmospheric CO2 variations help us better understand how the global carbon cycle and climate are linked. This data set compares CO2 variations on millennial time scales between 20,000 and 90,000 years with an Antarctic temperature proxy and records of abrupt climate change in the Northern hemisphere. | ["POINT(-119.833611 -80.01)"] | ["POINT(-119.833611 -80.01)"] | false | false |
Dome C Ice Core Chemistry and Depth and Age Scale Data
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None | 2004-08-26 | Lal, Devendra; Lorius, Claude |
Nuclear Studies of Accumulating and Ablation Ice Using Cosmogenic 14c |
This data set includes isotope and depth age data, and CO2 and CH4 data from the Dome C Antarctica ice core. This core is a 906 meter core that spans approximately 32,000 years. It was a thermally drilled core and was retrieved during the 1977-78 Antarctic field season as part of the International Antarctic Glaciological project. | [] | [] | false | false |
Law Dome Ice Cores Chemistry Data
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None | 2004-08-26 | Barnola, J. M.; Etheridge, David; Morgan, Vin | No project link provided | This data set includes CO2 and CH4 records derived from three ice cores obtained at Law Dome, East Antarctica, from 1987 to 1993. Law Dome is a medium size, approximately circular, (200 km dia., 1390 m high) ice sheet situated at the edge of the main East Antarctic ice sheet. The data in this set include cores drilled between 1987 and 1993 to a depth of 1199.6. | [] | [] | false | false |
Atmospheric CO2 Trapped in the Ice Core from Siple Dome, Antarctica
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9980691 |
2003-12-11 | Ahn, Jinho; Wahlen, Martin; Deck, Bruce |
CO2 and Delta 13CO2 in Antarctic Ice Cores |
These data are CO2 concentrations of the air occulded in Siple Dome ice core, Antarctica. The study was conducted between January 2001 and March 2003 on a deep ice core from Siple Dome Core A, located at 81.66 S, 148.82 W. | ["POINT(-148.82 -81.66)"] | ["POINT(-148.82 -81.66)"] | false | false |
Carbon-Isotopic Composition of Atmospheric CO2 since the Last Glacial Maximum
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9615292 |
2002-01-01 | Wahlen, Martin |
Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Isotopes in the Taylor Dome and Vostok Ice Cores |
These data describe the concentration and carbon-isotopic composition (d13CO2) of atmospheric CO2 from air trapped in ice between 27,000 and 1,300 years before present from Taylor Dome, Antarctica. Data are used to investigate the causes of the CO2 concentration increase that occurred during the transition between the last glacial maximum (LGM) and the Holocene. Data are in tab-delimited ASCII and Excel formats, and are available via ftp. | ["POINT(158.71 -77.8)"] | ["POINT(158.71 -77.8)"] | false | false |