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Radiometric dating, geochemical proxies, and predator biological remains obtained from aquatic sediment cores on South Georgia Island.
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2022-01-13 | Kristan, Allyson; Maiti, Kanchan; McMahon, Kelton; Polito, Michael |
Collaborative Research: Investigating Holocene Shifts in the Diets and Paleohistory of Antarctic Krill Predators |
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Quantitative Diatom Assemblage Data from Iceberg Alley, Mac. Robertson Shelf, East Antarctica acquired during expedition NBP0101
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2020-05-01 | Leventer, Amy |
Quaternary Glacial History and Paleoenvironments of the East Antarctic Margin |
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Sediment macrofaunal abundance and family richness from inner Andvord Bay to the open continental shelf
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1443680 |
2019-12-31 | Smith, Craig |
Collaborative Research: Fjord Ecosystem Structure and Function on the West Antarctic Peninsula - Hotspots of Productivity and Biodiversity? (FjordEco) |
Sediment macrofaunal data collected by megacore (10-cm diameter sample tubes) along a down-fjord transect from inner Andvord Bay out onto the open continental shelf on the West Antarctic Peninsula. Sediment core samples from 0 - 10 cm depths were fixed in 4% formaldehyde, sieved on a 300 micron seive, and sorted with a dissecting microscope. | ["POLYGON((-66 -64,-65.6 -64,-65.2 -64,-64.8 -64,-64.4 -64,-64 -64,-63.6 -64,-63.2 -64,-62.8 -64,-62.4 -64,-62 -64,-62 -64.1,-62 -64.2,-62 -64.3,-62 -64.4,-62 -64.5,-62 -64.6,-62 -64.7,-62 -64.8,-62 -64.9,-62 -65,-62.4 -65,-62.8 -65,-63.2 -65,-63.6 -65,-64 -65,-64.4 -65,-64.8 -65,-65.2 -65,-65.6 -65,-66 -65,-66 -64.9,-66 -64.8,-66 -64.7,-66 -64.6,-66 -64.5,-66 -64.4,-66 -64.3,-66 -64.2,-66 -64.1,-66 -64))"] | ["POINT(-64 -64.5)"] | false | false |
Easten Antarctic Peninsula Surface Sediment Diatom Data
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0732625 9714371 |
2019-09-16 | Leventer, Amy |
Collaborative Research in IPY: Abrupt Environmental Change in the Larsen Ice Shelf System, a Multidisciplinary Approach -- Cryosphere and Oceans |
Diatom data from eastern side of Antarctic Peninsula: This file includes quantitative diatom data for surface samples collected on numerous cruises to the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula, including NBP0003, NBP0107, LMG0502, NBP0603, and NBP1203. Samples were collected using a variety of tools including Smith-McIntyre Grab, Kasten Core and Jumbo Kasten Core. These data were generated by Amy Leventer (aleventer@colgate.edu) and undergraduate students at Colgate University. All questions regarding the specifics of these data should be directed to Amy Leventer. Quantitative diatom slides were prepared according to the settling technique of Scherer (1995). Cover slips were adhered to the slides using Norland Optical Adhesive #61. Slides were observed under Olympus CX31, BX50 and BX60, and Zeiss Primo Star light microscopes, using a 100X oil immersion objective for a total magnification of 1000X. A minimum of 400 valves or 10 transects was counted for each slide, depending on the absolute diatom abundance. Valves were only counted if >50% complete. Diatoms were identified to species level when possible (Crosta et al., 2005; Armand et al., 2005; Cefarelli et al., 2010). Armand, L.K., X. Crosta, O. Romero, J. J. Pichon (2005), The biogeography of major diatom taxa in Southern Ocean sediments: 1. Sea ice related species, Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology, 223, 93-126. Cefarelli, A.O., M. E. Ferrario, G. O. Almandoz, A. G. Atencio, R. Akselman, M. Vernet (2010), Diversity of the diatom genus Fragilariopsis in the Argentine Sea and Antarctic waters: morphology, distribution and abundance, Polar Biology, 33(2), 1463-1484. Crosta, X., O. Romero, L. K. Armand, J. Pichon (2005), The biogeography of major diatom taxa in Southern Ocean sediments: 2. Open ocean related species, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 223, 66-92. Scherer, R. P., A new method for the determination of absolute abundance of diatoms and other silt-sized sedimentary particles, J. Paleolimnol., 12, 171–178, 1995. | ["POLYGON((-64 -63,-63.1 -63,-62.2 -63,-61.3 -63,-60.4 -63,-59.5 -63,-58.6 -63,-57.7 -63,-56.8 -63,-55.9 -63,-55 -63,-55 -63.4,-55 -63.8,-55 -64.2,-55 -64.6,-55 -65,-55 -65.4,-55 -65.8,-55 -66.2,-55 -66.6,-55 -67,-55.9 -67,-56.8 -67,-57.7 -67,-58.6 -67,-59.5 -67,-60.4 -67,-61.3 -67,-62.2 -67,-63.1 -67,-64 -67,-64 -66.6,-64 -66.2,-64 -65.8,-64 -65.4,-64 -65,-64 -64.6,-64 -64.2,-64 -63.8,-64 -63.4,-64 -63))"] | ["POINT(-59.5 -65)"] | false | false |
Palynological samples
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1048343 |
2019-02-01 | Warny, Sophie |
CAREER: Deciphering Antarctic Climate Variability during the Temperate/Polar Transition and Improving Climate Change Literacy in Louisiana through a Companion Outreach Program |
Thanks to grant # U.S. National Science Foundation ANT-1048343, our group was selected to study about 700 of the recently-acquired sediment samples in Antarctica, covering ~9 regions and geological time frames ranging from the Paleocene to today. The samples were processed for palynological analyses and the slides are curated at the LSU CENEX center. | ["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 |
Cuticle morphology and oxygen gradients of Antarctic sea spiders
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1341485 |
2018-12-22 | Woods, H. Arthur; Arthur Woods, H. |
Collaborative Research: Body Size, Oxygen, and Vulnerability to Climate Change in Antarctic Pycnogonida |
Raw data from Lane, SJ, AL Moran, CM Shishido, BW Tobalske, HA Woods (2018) Cuticular gas exchange by Antarctic sea spiders. Journal of Experimental Biology. jeb.177568 doi: 10.1242/jeb.177568. The file contains data on pore morphology, cuticle thickness, oxygen gradients across the cuticle, and estimated resistances of the cuticle to oxygen flux. Most of the sea spiders were collected near McMurdo Station, with a few extras collected at New Harbor, Antarctica. | ["POLYGON((163.85 -77.6,164.134 -77.6,164.418 -77.6,164.702 -77.6,164.986 -77.6,165.27 -77.6,165.554 -77.6,165.838 -77.6,166.122 -77.6,166.406 -77.6,166.69 -77.6,166.69 -77.624,166.69 -77.648,166.69 -77.672,166.69 -77.696,166.69 -77.72,166.69 -77.744,166.69 -77.768,166.69 -77.792,166.69 -77.816,166.69 -77.84,166.406 -77.84,166.122 -77.84,165.838 -77.84,165.554 -77.84,165.27 -77.84,164.986 -77.84,164.702 -77.84,164.418 -77.84,164.134 -77.84,163.85 -77.84,163.85 -77.816,163.85 -77.792,163.85 -77.768,163.85 -77.744,163.85 -77.72,163.85 -77.696,163.85 -77.672,163.85 -77.648,163.85 -77.624,163.85 -77.6))"] | ["POINT(165.27 -77.72)"] | false | false |
Scanning electron micrographs: Influence of heavy metal (Pb, Cd) exposure on shell morphogenesis in Astrammina rara, a giant agglutinated Antarctic foraminiferan protist.
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1341612 |
2018-11-28 | Bowser, Samuel; Andreas, Amanda |
Assembling and Mining the Genomes of Giant Antarctic Foraminifera |
This data set comprises scanning electron micrographs of Astrammina rara exposed to sub-lethal concentrations of lead and cadmium. Specimens were shucked (i.e., shells removed) and incubated with metal-free plastic beads for two weeks. Control (no Pb or Cd) and experimental (1 and 5 ug/ml Pb; 0.5 and 1 ug/ml Cd) specimens were prepared for SEM using fixation and dehydration in ethanol (i.e., no aldehydes) and were imaged uncoated at 3keV. | ["POINT(163.5117 -77.57623)"] | ["POINT(163.5117 -77.57623)"] | false | false |
Microstructural Location and Composition of Impurities in Polar Ice Cores
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9980379 0440523 |
2010-02-15 | Baker, Ian; Obbard, Rachel |
The Physical Properties of the US ITASE Firn and Ice Cores from South Pole to Taylor Dome |
This data set contains measurements of impurities and ions in three polar ice cores: the Vostok 5G ice core and the Byrd ice core from Antarctica, and the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 (GISP2) D core. Parameters include sample depth, grain size, ion concentration, and ice core impurity information. Measurements were made using Ion Chromatography (IC), optical microscopy, and Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS). Data are available via FTP in Microsoft Excel (.xls)and Microsoft Word (.doc) formats. | ["POINT(-119.516667 -80.016667)", "POINT(-38.466667 72.583333)", "POINT(106.8 -72.466667)"] | ["POINT(-119.516667 -80.016667)", "POINT(-38.466667 72.583333)", "POINT(106.8 -72.466667)"] | false | false |
Micrometeorites from the South Pole Water Well
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9316715 |
2002-01-01 | Taylor, Susan |
Retrieval and Analysis of Extraterrestrial Particles from the Water Well at the South Pole Station, Antarctica |
Micrometeorites dated between 1100 A.D. to 1500 A.D. were collected from the bottom of the South Pole Water Well in December 1995. Element analyses of 181 cosmic glass spherule and micrometeorite samples are in ASCII text and Excel spreadsheet format. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) images of the spherules and micrometeorites are in TIFF format. Data are available via ftp. | ["POINT(0 -90)"] | ["POINT(0 -90)"] | false | false |