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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - North GRIP Ice Core Last Glacial d15N and Temperature Reconstruction

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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 ice cores with a geographic location of Greenland. The time period coverage is from 123001 to 9700 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: Kindler, P.; Guillevic, M.; Baumgartner, M.; Schwander, J.; Landais, A.; Leuenberger, M. (2018-06-08): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - North GRIP Ice Core Last Glacial d15N and Temperature Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/mez9-fz07. Accessed [date].
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DistributorNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Data Center Contact
NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
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Coverage DescriptionDate Range: 123001 cal yr BP to 9700 cal yr BP;
Time Period-121051 to -7750
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
N: 75.1
S: 75.1
E: -42.33
W: -42.33
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Temperature reconstruction from 10 to 120 kyr b2k from the NGRIP ice core
    • Associated Reference published 2014
      P. Kindler, M. Guillevic, M. Baumgartner, J. Schwander, A. Landais, M. Leuenberger, 2014: Temperature reconstruction from 10 to 120 kyr b2k from the NGRIP ice core. Climate of the Past, 10, 887-902, 10.5194/cp-10-887-2014
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2018-06-08
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress StatusComplete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Supplemental Information
STUDY NOTES: North GRIP Ice Core Last Glacial (120-10 KYrBP) nitrogen isotope (d15N) data and temperature reconstruction
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: In order to reconstruct the temperature of the North Greenland Ice Core Project (NGRIP) site, new measurements of d15N have been performed covering the time period from the beginning of the Holocene to Dansgaard-Oeschger (DO) event 8. Together with previously measured and mostly published d15N data, we present for the first time a NGRIP temperature reconstruction for the whole last glacial period from 10 to 120 kyr b2k (thousand years before 2000 AD) including every DO event based on d15N isotope measurements combined with a firn densification and heat diffusion model. The detected temperature rises at the onset of DO events range from 5 C (DO 25) up to 16.5 C (DO 11) with an uncertainty of +/- 3 C. To bring measured and modelled data into agreement, we had to reduce the accumulation rate given by the NGRIP ss09sea06bm timescale in some periods by 30 to 35%, especially during the last glacial maximum. A comparison between reconstructed temperature and d18Oice data confirms that the isotopic composition of the stadial was strongly influenced by seasonality. We evidence an anticorrelation between the variations of the d18Oice sensitivity to temperature (referred to as alpha) and obliquity in agreement with a simple Rayleigh distillation model. Finally, we suggest that alpha might be influenced by the Northern Hemisphere ice sheet volume.
PurposeRecords 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: Kindler, P.; Guillevic, M.; Baumgartner, M.; Schwander, J.; Landais, A.; Leuenberger, M. (2018-06-08): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - North GRIP Ice Core Last Glacial d15N and Temperature Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/mez9-fz07. Accessed [date].
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Cited Authors
  • Kindler, P.
  • Guillevic, M.
  • Baumgartner, M.
  • Schwander, J.
  • Landais, A.
  • Leuenberger, M.
Originators
  • Kindler, P.
  • Guillevic, M.
  • Baumgartner, M.
  • Schwander, J.
  • Landais, A.
  • Leuenberger, M.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywordsGlobal 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 > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice core > reconstruction
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice core > age control
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice core > nitrogen isotopes
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: ice age; Material: null
  • What: gas age; Material: null
  • What: gas age; Material: null
  • What: accumulation rate; Material: bulk ice
  • What: delta 15N; Material: bulk atmosphere
  • What: depth; Material: null
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: delta 15N; Material: bulk atmosphere
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: ice age; Material: null
  • What: depth; Material: null
  • What: temperature; Material: delta 15N excess
  • What: age; Material: null
Data Center keywordsGlobal 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 > North America > Greenland > NGRIP > LATITUDE 75.1 > LONGITUDE -42.33
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Kindler, P.; Guillevic, M.; Baumgartner, M.; Schwander, J.; Landais, A.; Leuenberger, M. (2018-06-08): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - North GRIP Ice Core Last Glacial d15N and Temperature Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/mez9-fz07. Accessed [date].
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