National Snow & Ice Data Center

nsidc-0502

Methane Isotopes in South Pole Firn Air, 2008

This data set contains depth profiles for delta carbon-13 (δ13C) and delta deuterium (δD) of methane (CH₄) in South Pole firn air. The investigators obtained air samples from two boreholes during December 2008 and January 2009, and subsequently determined isotope ratios at 18 depths. The profiles represent a roughly 100-year history of the isotopic composition of CH₄ at South Pole Station (no depth-age model provided). Data are available via FTP as an ASCII text file (.txt) and a Microsoft Excel file (.xlsx).

http://nsidc.org/data/NSIDC-0502

Identified by : NSIDC-0502

This dataset was released on January 01, 2011.

The time range for this dataset is December 01, 2008 to January 31, 2009.

DOI : 10.7265/N55T3HFP
Also known as :

• dataset oai:nsidc/NSIDC-0502 (nsidc lexicon)