Upstream C | NSF Ice Core Facility

General Information

The Upstream C (now called the Kamb Ice Stream) core was collected in 1996 for physical properties. Small sections of the core remain but the core is not continuous.

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
UPC 96	SDMUPC	11/14/96	-82.45, -135.9833333	0.00	134.59	10.00		Electromechanical	PICO	Dry	Richard Alley	Penn State University	Yes

Data

Alley R (1997) "Visible Stratigraphic Dating, Siple Dome and Upstream C Cores" U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Data Center. doi: https://doi.org/10.7265/N53F4MHS
Mayewski PA and others (2013) "US International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (US ITASE) Glaciochemical Data" U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Data Center. doi: https://doi.org/10.7265/N51V5BXR. Contains Upstream C depth-age scale for 0-28 m.

Publications

Alley RB, Spencer MK, and Voigt DE (1997) Visible examination of Siple Dome, West Antarctica, shallow cores. Antarctic Journal of the United States, 32(5), 44-45.
Das SB and Alley RB (2008) Rise in frequency of surface melting at Siple Dome through the Holocene: Evidence for increasing marine influence on the climate of West Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, D02112. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JD008790
Dixon D, Mayewski P, Kaspari S, Kreutz K, Hamilton G, Maasch K, Maasch K, Sneed SB, Handley MJ (2005) A 200 year sulfate record from 16 Antarctic ice cores and associations with Southern Ocean sea-ice extent. Annals of Glaciology, 41, 155-166. https://doi.org/10.3189/172756405781813366
Voigt D, Alley R, Anandakrishnan S, and Spencer M (2003) Ice-core insights into the flow and shut-down of Ice Stream C, West Antarctica. Annals of Glaciology, 37, 123-128. https://doi.org/10.3189/172756403781815465