Law Dome Ice Core Carbon Dioxide Records from 944 to -28 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives carbon dioxide data derived from ice cores drilled at Law Dome, Antarctica. The temporal coverage spans from 944 to -28 calendar years before present. This dataset is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in atmospheric carbon_dioxide concentrations from ice core gas measurements.
• Calibrate climate models using high-resolution time-series data from the Law Dome location.
• Study the timing and magnitude of natural carbon_dioxide variability during the pre-industrial period.
• Compare ice core-derived carbon_dioxide records with other Antarctic proxy data for validation.

Strengths

• Time period coverage spans 972 years (944 to -28 BP).
• Data originates from the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• Dataset last updated in 1978, indicating potential staleness and lack of recent methodological revisions.
• Specific sample size, row count, and measurement precision are unknown from provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.

Collection Method

Data derived from ice core analysis.

Time Range

944 to -28 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Antarctica, specific location: Law Dome.