Sigl, Michael; Abram, Nerilie J; Gabrieli, Jacopo; Jenk, Theo M; Osmont, Dimitri; Schwikowski, Margit (2018): Record of black carbon (rBC), bismuth, lead and others from 1741 to 2015 AD from Colle Gnifetti ice cores GC15 and GC03B (Swiss/Italian Alps) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.894787, In supplement to: Sigl, M et al. (2018): 19th century glacier retreat in the Alps preceded the emergence of industrial black carbon deposition on high-alpine glaciers. The Cryosphere, 12(10), 3311-3331, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3311-2018
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Related to:
Gabrieli, Jacopo; Barbante, Carlo (2014): The Alps in the age of the Anthropocene: the impact of human activities on the cryosphere recorded in the Colle Gnifetti glacier. Rendiconti Lincei-Scienze Fisiche E Naturali, 25(1), 71-83, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-014-0292-2
Jenk, Theo M; Szidat, Sönke; Bolius, David; Sigl, Michael; Gäggeler, Heinz; Wacker, Lukas; Ruff, Matthias; Barbante, Carlo; Boutron, Claude F; Schwikowski, Margit (2009): A novel radiocarbon dating technique applied to an ice core from the Alps indicating late Pleistocene ages. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, D14305, https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JD011860
Coverage:
Latitude: 45.931900 * Longitude: 7.876100
Minimum DEPTH, ice/snow: 0.028 m * Maximum DEPTH, ice/snow: 57.210 m
Event(s):
Colle_Gnifetti_CG03B (CG03B) * Latitude: 45.931900 * Longitude: 7.876100 * Elevation: 4450.0 m * Location: Colle Gnifetti, Monte Rosa, Swiss Alps * Method/Device: Ice drill (ICEDRILL) * Comment: Drilled in year 2003
Colle_Gnifetti_CG15 (CG15) * Latitude: 45.931900 * Longitude: 7.876100 * Elevation: 4450.0 m * Location: Colle Gnifetti, Monte Rosa, Swiss Alps * Method/Device: Ice drill (ICEDRILL) * Comment: Drilled in September 2015
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Sigl, Michael | |||
| 2 | DEPTH, ice/snow | Depth ice/snow | m | Sigl, Michael | Geocode | |
| 3 | Depth water equivalent | Depth w.e. | m | Sigl, Michael | ||
| 4 | AGE | Age | ka BP | Sigl, Michael | Geocode | |
| 5 | Age | Age | a AD/CE | Sigl, Michael | depth-scale between 1741 and 2003 AD is consistent with Jenk et al., 2009 | |
| 6 | Sodium | Na+ | ng/g | Sigl, Michael | Ion chromatography | |
| 7 | Ammonium | [NH4]+ | µg/kg | Sigl, Michael | Ion chromatography | [ng/g] |
| 8 | Calcium | Ca2+ | ng/g | Sigl, Michael | Ion chromatography | |
| 9 | Nitrate | [NO3]- | ng/g | Sigl, Michael | Ion chromatography | |
| 10 | Sulfate | [SO4]2- | ng/g | Sigl, Michael | Ion chromatography | |
| 11 | Black carbon | BC | µg/kg | Sigl, Michael | SP2 soot photometry | [ng/g] |
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