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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
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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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Please cite this item as: None
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No credit.
- Status
- Completed
- Point of contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role Durham University
Bentley, Michael
Author University of Edinburgh
Fogwill, Christopher
Author University of Edinburgh
Hubbard, Alun
Author University of Edinburgh
Sugden, David
Author SUERC
Stuart, Fin
Author Exeter University
Le Brocq, Anne
Author NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre Point of contact
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- Maintenance note
- 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
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Ellsworth Mountains
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WAIS
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Weddell Sea Embayment
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erratics
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glacial transport
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rock samples
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- Place
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Ellsworth Mountains Antarctica
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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- no limitations to public access
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- no limitations
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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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This sample collection is currently being managed by the University of Edinburgh.
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url
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- Language
- English
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- UTF8
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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
Vertical datum
- Supplemental Information
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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.
- Title
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European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-11-12
- Cited responsible party
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role European Petroleum Survey Group
Publisher
- Unique resource identifier
- urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031
- Version
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6.18.3
Distributor
- Distributor contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre Distributor
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bytes
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- Statement
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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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- 93ba90ee-c278-4c12-8a53-3f3797234ae5 XML
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- English
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- UTF8
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2012-02-27
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ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata
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ISO 19115:2003(E)
- Metadata author
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre Point of contact
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