Sandy | NSF Ice Core Facility

General Information

A 10.2 cm diameter, 82 m long core drilled in 2003 near Summit, Greenland, to investigate annual accumulation over recent centuries in central Greenland. The ice core was analyzed by CFA by Joe McConnell and annually dated based on multiple seasonal markers, including hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), total sulfur, lead, and sea-salt and dust tracers (for example, Na, Mg, Ca). The period of record in the Sandy core is 1753-2003 (Banta and McConnell, 2007). Only a small section of the core remains in the archive.

Core(s) Available

Core Name	Core ID	Years Drilled	Lat/Long	Core Top (m)	Core Bottom (m)	Core Diameter (cm)	Site Elevation	Drilling Method	Drillers	Drilling Fluid	Original PI	PI Affiliation	De-accessed
Sandy	Sandy	2003	72.5, -38.3	0.00	82.64	10.20	3208	Electromechanical	ICDS	Dry	Joe McConnell	Desert Research Institute	No

Data

Banta JR and McConnell JR (2007) Annual accumulation over recent centuries at four sites in central Greenland. Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, D10114. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JD00788 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
D4,D5,Katie,Sandy - Central Greenland Ice Core Net Snow Accumulation Data. Banta, J.R.; McConnell, J.R.

Publications

Banta JR and McConnell JR (2007) Annual accumulation over recent centuries at four sites in central Greenland. Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, D10114. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006JD00788