South Pole Ice Core Science Coordination Office (SCO)

South Pole Ice Core Science Coordination Office (SCO) METADATA FORM Dear South Pole Ice Core PI -

In an effort to standardize the information that is collected at the time of data submission to the SCO we have created this Metadata Form. Every time you submit a data set to the SCO you must also submit a completed Metadata Form.

Email the completed Metadata Form and the data set to [email protected]

Data Set Title: This is not the name of the electronic file itself, but rather a short name that describes the content of the data file. Example: Methane Isotopes from the South Pole Deep (SPC14) Ice Core

Data Set Version: (check only one) New – this data has NOT been submitted to the SCO before

Revised – this data has been submitted to the SCO before

If “Revised”, what is the name of the data file to be replaced?

If “Revised”, what has changed in this version of the data file compared to the previous version of the data file?

Date the Data Set was Created or Last Updated:

Investigator(s): Provide the name, affiliation, email address, and phone number for the point of contact(s) you want associated with the data set. The Principal Investigator(s) must be listed. In addition, you can also list other colleagues/collaborators/lab managers etc who are relevant points of contact for the data set.

Data Set Summary (include the core name, analyses, depth range, etc): Example: This data set includes methane (CH4) isotope data from the South Pole Deep Ice Core, SPC14, in Antarctica. The data include depth, gas age, and the isotopic composition of methane (∂13C and ∂D of CH4). The ice core was collected during the 2014-14 Antarctic field season. The CH4 isotope data was generated in 2015 using wet extraction methodology. Samples span the last 1,000 years, at a resolution of about 15 years. Data for samples above 69 meters were from firn air, and data below 69 meters from ice. The dating of the ice was based on continuous chemical analyses above 69 meters and Electrical Conductivity/Dielectric Property (ECM/DEP) measurements from ice. Dating uncertainty is estimated to be better than five years.

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Data Description: File Format: Excel (.xls) Text (.txt) Select all that apply JPEG (.jpg)

Other (please specify):

File Naming Convention: If your data set contains multiple files, what does each file name mean?

Temporal Coverage: Start Date: Time of data collection or data analysis Stop Date:

Paleo Temporal Coverage: Paleo Start Date: Example: Paleo Start Date: 1000 ybp Paleo Stop Date: Paleo Stop Date: present

Data Resolution: Vertical Resolution: Example: Vertical Resolution: 0.1 meters Temporal Resolution: Temporal Resolution: 5 years

Parameter(s) Description: What is measured, what are the units, and what depth ranges where analyzed

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Detailed Methodology: Describe the methods used to create the data. Alternatively, if you have a paper that describes the methods list it here.

Data Source: (check all that apply) SPC14: Snowpit: Lat/Long (required): : : Modeled: : : :

What PIs/co-PIs should this data set be associated with within the Data Area section of the web site? (list last names below)

What NSF Award Number(s) is this data set associated with? (list NSF Award Numbers below)

Publications / References:

Have any peer-reviewed papers been published using data from this data set? If so, list them below.

Comments / Additional Information: List any additional comments/information that the SCO should know about here.

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