NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Col du Dome Ice Core Phosphorus Data from 1892-2000 CE and Preindustrial Phosphorus and Manganese

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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 France, Western Europe. The time period coverage is from 58 to -50 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: Legrand, M.; McConnell, J.R.; Chellman, N.; Preunkert, S. (2023-05-09): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Col du Dome Ice Core Phosphorus Data from 1892-2000 CE and Preindustrial Phosphorus and Manganese. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/fgep-aq40. Accessed [date].
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Coverage DescriptionDate Range: 1892 CE to 2000 CE; Date Range: 58 cal yr BP to -50 cal yr BP;
Time Period1892 to 2000
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
N: 45.84
S: 45.84
E: 6.85
W: 6.85
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General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • A two-fold increase of phosphorus in Alpine ice over the twentieth century: Contributions from dust, primary biogenic emissions, coal burning, and pig iron production
    • Associated Reference published 2023
      Legrand, M., McConnell, J.R., Bergametti, G., Plach, A., Desboeufs, K. , Chellman, N., Preunkert, S. and Stohl, A., 2023: A two-fold increase of phosphorus in Alpine ice over the twentieth century: Contributions from dust, primary biogenic emissions, coal burning, and pig iron production. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128, , 10.1029/2023JD039236
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2023-05-09
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: Ice core data of phosphorus and non-crustal phosphorus over depth and time from the Col du Dome (CDD), France glacier site. CDD ice cores were analyzed using the continuous flow ice core analytical system at the Desert Research Institute Ultra Trace Chemistry Laboratory. The detection limits, defined as 3 times the standard deviation of the blank, were 50 pg g-1 for P, and 3 pg g-1 for Mn. Provided Keywords: Alpine ice core, phosphorus cycle, pollution
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Phosphorus (P) is a key nutrient for many organisms but its global atmospheric budget is largely unconstrained. Estimates of major emissions sources such as fossil-fuel combustion range from ~0.02 to 1.1 Tg yr-1, and primary biogenic emissions range from 0.16 to 1.0 Tg yr-1. Here we used detailed measurements of phosphorus in Alpine ice cores extracted from the Col du Dome (CDD) glacier located near the Mont Blanc summit and atmospheric model simulations to evaluate changes in western European emissions from pre-industrial (PI) to modern times. The ice-core records show that P concentrations during the PI were about 0.9 ng g-1, of which one third was of crustal origin and two thirds the result of primary biogenic emissions. Concentrations were higher throughout the 20th century, reaching 2.5 ng g-1 in the 1980s. Analysis of source tracers measured in the same ice, commodity productions statistics, and other information suggest that the increase in P throughout the 20th century was caused by enhanced emissions from natural and anthropogenic sources. Coal burning and steel industry represented the main anthropogenic sources during the first and second half of the century, respectively. After 1950, the increase in P was also caused by enhanced dust emissions, with increased biogenic emissions caused by recent changes of use-land also contributing. These findings provide important constraints on the atmospheric P budget at the scale of western Europe during the recent centuries.
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: Legrand, M.; McConnell, J.R.; Chellman, N.; Preunkert, S. (2023-05-09): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Col du Dome Ice Core Phosphorus Data from 1892-2000 CE and Preindustrial Phosphorus and Manganese. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/fgep-aq40. Accessed [date].
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Cited Authors
  • Legrand, M.
  • McConnell, J.R.
  • Chellman, N.
  • Preunkert, S.
Originators
  • Legrand, M.
  • McConnell, J.R.
  • Chellman, N.
  • Preunkert, S.
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 > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice core > chemistry
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: depth at sample start; Material: null
  • What: depth at sample end; Material: null
  • What: phosphorus; Material: bulk ice
  • What: manganese; Material: bulk ice
  • What: phosphorus; Material: bulk ice
  • What: ice 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 > Europe > Western Europe > France > Col du Dome glacier > LATITUDE 45.84 > LONGITUDE 6.85
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  • Cite as: Legrand, M.; McConnell, J.R.; Chellman, N.; Preunkert, S. (2023-05-09): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Col du Dome Ice Core Phosphorus Data from 1892-2000 CE and Preindustrial Phosphorus and Manganese. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/fgep-aq40. Accessed [date].
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