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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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Allan Hills ALHIC1901 ice core 2D bubble parameters
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2019719 2149518 |
2025-12-19 | Stoll, Nicolas; Fudge, T. J. |
Collaborative Research: Testing Next Generation Measurement Techniques for Reconstruction of Paleoclimate Archives from Thin or Disturbed Ice Cores Sections Center for Oldest Ice Exploration |
These data cover four depth regimes from the ALHIC1901 core from the Allan Hills Blue Ice Area, Antarctica. We derived several 2D bubble characteristics from analysing stinted images of ice sample thin sections, such as bubble size and elongation (aspect ratio) These data are useful for understanding the current deformation at the ALHIC1901 site impacting the preserved climate record. | ["POINT(159.356 -76.73)"] | ["POINT(159.356 -76.73)"] | false | false |
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c-Axis Fabric of the South Pole Ice Core, SPC14
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1542778 |
2017-09-20 | Voigt, Donald E. |
Climate History and Flow Processes from Physical Analyses of the SPICECORE South Pole Ice Core |
Thin sections of the South Pole Ice Core, SPC14, were prepared from samples taken every ~20 meters starting at 100 meters depth. Samples from 140 meters to 1739 meters depth were analyzed to determine the c-axis fabric of the grains. The ice is generally fine-grained, with the samples at 100 and 120 meters depth too fine grained for successful analysis, but sufficient grain growth having occurred for analysis of all deeper samples. The c-axis fabric was measured on the automated c-axis fabric analyzer located at Penn State University, designed and built by Larry Wilen. Raw data is in the form of multiple images of the ice thin section taken at defined angles under cross polarized light. The images are analyzed to determine position of the extinction minimum of each grain within the thin section, this being the orientation of the c-axis of that grain. During processing, the area of each analyzed grain is also measured. Shallow samples show a fairly random distribution, although with a slight tendency for clustering of c-axes toward the vertical. With increasing depth, the c-axes rotate toward a vertical plane with a slight additional tendency of clustering toward the vertical within that plane. The core was not oriented during collection, so it is not possible to unambiguously tell how the vertical plane is related to ice flow, but physical understanding indicates that it is transverse to flow. | ["POINT(-180 -90)"] | ["POINT(-180 -90)"] | false | false |
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WAIS Divide Ice Core Vertical Thin Section Low-resolution Digital Imagery
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0539578 |
2016-03-07 | Cravens, Eric D. |
Collaborative Research: Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core |
This data set consists of a comprehensive, frame-stitched low‐resolution set of digital images of vertical thin sections of the main core (WDC 06A) from WAIS Divide. | ["POINT(-112.085 -79.467)"] | ["POINT(-112.085 -79.467)"] | false | false |
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WDC 06A Mean Grain Size Data
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0539578 |
2016-03-02 | Fitzpatrick, Joan; Cravens, Eric D. |
Collaborative Research: Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core |
The data set comprises the mean grain sizes at the sampled depths derived from vertical thin sections and reflects the final WDC 06A timescale. | ["POINT(-112.085 -79.467)"] | ["POINT(-112.085 -79.467)"] | false | false |
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Grain Size Full Population Dataset from WDC06A Core
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0539578 |
2016-02-25 | Fitzpatrick, Joan; Cravens, Eric D. |
Collaborative Research: Physical Properties of the WAIS Divide Deep Core |
This data set contains the complete grain-size data for all analyses conducted on the vertical thin sections of the WAIS Divide Ice Core WDC06A. Complete grain-size distributions are provided here in order to address the shortcomings inherent in using only the mean values. | ["POINT(-112.085 -79.467)"] | ["POINT(-112.085 -79.467)"] | false | false |
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Physical and Structural Properties of the Siple Dome Ice Cores
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9527262 |
2003-05-14 | Gow, Tony; Meese, Deb |
Physical and Structural Properties of the Siple Dome Core |
This data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. This data set includes annual layer data for Siple Dome ice cores A, B, and C, based on stratigraphy; thin-section images, and fabric data. The study included the analysis of more than 2500 crystallographic c-axes conducted on 50 thin sections from the main PICO core. | ["POINT(-149 -81)"] | ["POINT(-149 -81)"] | false | false |
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Digital Images of Thin Sections from Siple Dome
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9615554 |
2003-05-14 | Fitzpatrick, Joan |
Digital Imaging for Ice Core Analysis |
This data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and analyzed ice cores from the Siple Dome, in the Siple Coast region, West Antarctica. This data set comprises low-resolution (72 dpi) jpg images of thin sections from the Siple Dome ice core. The images were acquired during the 1997/1998 field season, from both the SDM-A, or main 13.2-cm, core and from the hot water core recovered by Hermann Englehardt. The data set includes both vertical and horizontal thin sections. With one exception, all images were recorded in cross-polarized light. Two examples of archived high-resolution (275 dpi) images are provided for direct comparison of the low- and high-resolution images. | ["POINT(-149 -81)"] | ["POINT(-149 -81)"] | false | false |
