IEDA
Project Information
Digital Imaging for Ice Core Analysis
Start Date:
1997-03-15
End Date:
1999-02-28
Program:
Siple Dome Ice Core
Description/Abstract
This award is for support for two years to develop the technology and methodology for digitizing the photographs and analyzing the thin sections from ice cores. In addition, the application of digital technology for whole-core stratigraphy, using digital photography, image enhancement and image processing will be investigated. The thin section analysis will be piloted with samples already in hand from the Taylor Dome ice core. If successful, these techniques will be applied to samples from the Siple Dome ice core, in cooperation with Principal Investigators already funded to retrieve and examine these sections. The original digital images with all original data annotation files will be distributed to Siple Dome principal investigators for their use in the interpretation of their own data. All software and hardware acquired for this project will become part of the permanent equipment inventory at the U.S. National Ice Core Laboratory and will be available for use by clients at the facility.
Personnel
Person Role
Fitzpatrick, Joan Investigator
Alley, Richard Investigator
Spencer, Matthew Co-Investigator
Funding
Antarctic Glaciology Award # 9615554
AMD - DIF Record(s)
Data Management Plan
None in the Database
Product Level:
Not provided
Datasets
Repository Title (link) Format(s) Status
USAP-DC Digital Imaging for Siple Dome Ice Core Analysis, Antarctica JPEG exist
USAP-DC Digital Images of Thin Sections from Siple Dome JPEG exist

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