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Rock samples collected from the Ellsworth Mountains, 2005-2006
200+ erratic and bedrock samples were collected for cosmogenic isotope analysis, as well as several depth profiles of tills. Samples were collected from 11 sites along a 350km transect stretching from Pirrit Hills in the south to the ridge between Mt Bentley and Mt Hubley in the north. Most sites were on the western (West Antarctic Ice Sheet) side of the range but includes Flowers Hills on the east side of the range, adjacent to the Rutford Ice Stream. Throughout, the emphasis was on taking samples to allow dating of any changes in ice altitude/extent.
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- Date (Creation)
- 2012-02-27
- Date (Revision)
- 2012-02-27
- Date (Publication)
- 2012-02-27
- Date (released)
- 2012-02-27
- Edition
- 1
- Unique resource identifier
- 93ba90ee-c278-4c12-8a53-3f3797234ae5
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- Unique resource identifier
- GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00566
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- https://data.bas.ac.uk/
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- Status
- completed Completed
Point of contact
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
,
Cambridge
,
Cambridgeshire
,
CB3 0ET
,
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
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- asNeeded As needed
- Maintenance note
- completed Completed
- Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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- EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness
- EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Geomorphology > Glacial Landforms/Processes
- EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Land Records > Glaciation
- EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Land Records > Isotopes
- EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Land Records > Sediments
- EARTH SCIENCE > Solid Earth > Rocks/Minerals > Igneous Rocks
- EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Paleoclimate Reconstructions > Sea Level Reconstruction
- EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets
- Theme
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- Geology
- Ellsworth Mountains
- WAIS
- Weddell Sea Embayment
- erratics
- glacial transport
- rock samples
- Place
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- Ellsworth Mountains Antarctica
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- Open Government Licence v3.0
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- All data are subject to NERC data policy.
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- Other constraints
- This sample collection is currently being managed by the University of Edinburgh.
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- Geoscientific information
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- Begin date
- 2005-11-15
- End date
- 2006-01-15
Vertical extent
- Minimum value
- 0.0
- Maximum value
- 3000.0
Vertical CS
No information provided.
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No information provided.
- Supplemental Information
- It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data, and that the author be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, please report them to polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk.
Distributor
Distributor
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
,
Cambridge
,
Cambridgeshire
,
CB3 0ET
,
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
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Methodology:
Sampling methods consisted of hammer and chisel, petrol-powered rock saw (in a few instances), and pits dug into glacial sediments.
Data quality:
The quality of the samples is excellent as the majority of the lithologies we sampled were quartz-rich sandstones and quartzites. Initial laboratory results confirmed that these samples contain abundant material for analysis.
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- Date stamp
- 2012-02-27
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- Metadata standard version
- ISO 19115:2003(E)
Point of contact
NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road
,
Cambridge
,
Cambridgeshire
,
CB3 0ET
,
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
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