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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - WAIS Divide Core 1,200 Year Atmospheric CO2 and CO2 Stable Isotope Data

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This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Ice Core. The data include parameters of paleoclimatic modeling with a geographic location of Antarctica. The time period coverage is from 1217 to 11 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.
  • Cite as: Bauska, T.K.; Joos, F.; Mix, A.C.; Roth, R.; Ahn, J.; Brook, E.J. (2015-04-27): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - WAIS Divide Core 1,200 Year Atmospheric CO2 and CO2 Stable Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/jy64-7f80. Accessed [date].
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information(link is external)
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information(link is external)
ncei.info@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact Data Center Contact
NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
828-271-4800
paleo@noaa.gov
Coverage Description Date Range: 733 CE to 1939 CE; Date Range: 1217 cal yr BP to 11 cal yr BP;
Time Period 733 to 1939
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -112.13
East: -112.13
South: -79.47
North: -79.47
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Links between atmospheric carbon dioxide, the land carbon reservoir and climate over the past millennium
    • Associated Reference published 2015(link is external)
      Thomas K. Bauska, Fortunat Joos, Alan C. Mix, Raphael Roth, Jinho Ahn, and Edward J. Brook, 2015: Links between atmospheric carbon dioxide, the land carbon reservoir and climate over the past millennium. Nature Geoscience, 8, 383-387, 10.1038/NGEO2422
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2015-04-27
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Supplemental Information
STUDY NOTES: CO2 concentration and Stable Isotopic Composition of CO2 from WAIS Divide Cores.
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: The stability of terrestrial carbon reservoirs is thought to be closely linked to variations in climate, but the magnitude of carbon-climate feedbacks has proved difficult to constrain for both modern and millennial timescales. Reconstructions of atmospheric CO2 concentrations for the past thousand years have shown fluctuations on multidecadal to centennial timescales, but the causes of these fluctuations are unclear. Here we report high-resolution carbon isotope measurements of CO2 trapped within the ice of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide ice core for the past 1,000 years. We use a deconvolution approach to show that changes in terrestrial organic carbon stores best explain the observed multidecadal variations in the d13C of CO2 and in CO2 concentrations from 755 to 1850 CE. If significant long-term carbon emissions came from pre-industrial anthropogenic land-use changes over this interval, the emissions must have been offset by a natural terrestrial sink for 13C-depleted carbon, such as peatlands. We find that on multidecadal timescales, carbon cycle changes seem to vary with reconstructed regional climate changes. We conclude that climate variability could be an important control of fluctuations in land carbon storage on these timescales.
Purpose Records of past temperature, precipitation, atmospheric trace gases, and other aspects of climate and environment derived from ice cores drilled on glaciers and ice caps around the world. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this dataset. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the dataset citations.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Bauska, T.K.; Joos, F.; Mix, A.C.; Roth, R.; Ahn, J.; Brook, E.J. (2015-04-27): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - WAIS Divide Core 1,200 Year Atmospheric CO2 and CO2 Stable Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/jy64-7f80. Accessed [date].
  • Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site.
Cited Authors
  • Bauska, T.K.
  • Joos, F.
  • Mix, A.C.
  • Roth, R.
  • Ahn, J.
  • Brook, E.J.
Originators
  • Bauska, T.K.
  • Joos, F.
  • Mix, A.C.
  • Roth, R.
  • Ahn, J.
  • Brook, E.J.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Ice Core Records
  • Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ice Core Records
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoclimatic modeling
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoclimatic modeling
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate forcing|ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoclimatic modeling
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoclimatic modeling
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate forcing|ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoclimatic modeling
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate forcing|ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoclimatic modeling
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoclimatic modeling
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoclimatic modeling
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate forcing|ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate forcing|ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoclimatic modeling
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate forcing|ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoclimatic modeling
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoclimatic modeling
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoclimatic modeling
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoclimatic modeling
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice core > atmospheric gas
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice core > carbon isotopes
  • carbon cycle
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: carbon; Material: null
  • What: carbon; Material: null
  • What: sample identification; Material: null
  • What: depth; Material: null
  • What: depth at sample start; Material: null
  • What: carbon; Material: null
  • What: carbon; Material: null
  • What: carbon dioxide; Material: bulk atmosphere
  • What: depth at sample end; Material: null
  • What: delta 13C; Material: carbon dioxide
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: gas age; Material: null
  • What: gas age; Material: null
  • What: carbon; Material: null
  • What: carbon; Material: null
  • What: carbon; Material: null
  • What: sample identification; Material: null
  • What: number of samples; Material: null
  • What: carbon; Material: null
  • What: carbon dioxide; Material: bulk atmosphere
  • What: depth; Material: null
  • What: carbon; Material: null
  • What: carbon; Material: null
  • What: carbon; Material: null
  • What: carbon; Material: null
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords
  • Continent > Antarctica > WAIS Divide WDC05A > LATITUDE -79.47 > LONGITUDE -112.13
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Bauska, T.K.; Joos, F.; Mix, A.C.; Roth, R.; Ahn, J.; Brook, E.J. (2015-04-27): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - WAIS Divide Core 1,200 Year Atmospheric CO2 and CO2 Stable Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/jy64-7f80. Accessed [date].
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