noaa-icecore-8616 eng; USA utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology Data Center Contact 828-271-4800 303-497-6513 325 Broadway, E/NE31 Boulder CO 80305-3328 USA paleo@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2023-10-12 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - GISP2 - Holocene CH4 Isotope Data 2010-07-01 publication doi:10.25921/tr89-n951 noaa-icecore-8616 NCEI DSI 1200_02 NCEI DSI 1200_01 Sowers, T. originator Sowers, T. author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher tableDigital 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 ice cores with a geographic location of Greenland. The time period coverage is from 11250 to 100 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data. 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. completed NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology Data Center Contact 828-271-4800 303-497-6513 325 Broadway, E/NE31 Boulder CO 80305-3328 USA paleo@noaa.gov pointOfContact https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/webimages/pc-default-icecore.png Paleoclimatology - Ice Core PNG Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Ice Core Records Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ice Core Records theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian What: delta 2H; Material: methane What: gas age; Material: null What: delta 13C; Material: methane theme Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/paleoenvironmental-standard-terms-thesaurus PaST Thesaurus information publisher Continent > North America > Greenland > GISP2 > LATITUDE 72.583333 > LONGITUDE -38.466667 place DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian otherRestrictions Cite as: Sowers, T. (2010-07-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - GISP2 - Holocene CH4 Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/tr89-n951. Accessed [date]. otherRestrictions Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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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. Atmospheric methane isotope records covering the Holocene period 2010 publication Sowers, T. author Quaternary Science Reviews publisher https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.05.023 HTTPS Web Browser Associated Reference published 2010 Sowers, T., 2010: Atmospheric methane isotope records covering the Holocene period. Quaternary Science Reviews, 29, 213-221, 10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.05.023 information crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA geoscientificInformation Date Range: -9300 CE to 1850 CE; Date Range: 11250 cal yr BP to 100 cal yr BP; -38.466667 -38.466667 72.583333 72.583333 Study Coordinates 72.583333 -38.466667 -9300 1850 ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Records of the 13C/12C (δ13CH4) and the D/H () ratio of atmospheric methane were recovered from the GISP II ice core covering the last 11,000 years. All totaled, 76 samples were analyzed for δ13CH4 and 65 adjacent samples for between 86 and 1696 m below surface (mbs) providing a temporal resolution that is better than one pair of isotope samples every 200 years. The δ13CH4 record exhibits a decreasing trend throughout the Holocene beginning at −46.4‰ at 11,000 years BP (BP defined as 1950 AD = 11 ka), and decreasing to −48.4‰ at 1 ka. The 2‰ δ13CH4 drop is likely to be a combination of increased CH4 emissions from Arctic lake ecosystems and an increase in the ratio of C3/C4 plants in wetlands where CH4 is emitted. The C3/C4 ratio increase is the result of increasing CO2 values throughout the Holocene combined with the activation of high NH ecosystems that are predominantly C3 type. The record over the early-mid Holocene shows a slightly decreasing trend that would be predicted by increased CH4 emissions from Arctic lakes. Between 4 ka and 1 ka, values increase by ∼20‰ while δ13CH4 values remain effectively constant. There are at least two plausible explanations for this 20‰ shift. First, a dramatic shift in CH4 emissions from higher latitudes to the tropics could account for the observed shift though the lack of a corresponding δ13CH4 shift is difficult to reconcile. Secondly, a gradual release of marine clathrates with enriched values explains both the and δ13CH4 records over this period. 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