Abstract:
The Holocene portion of the Siple Dome (Antarctica) ice core was
dated by interpreting the electrical, visual and chemical properties of the core. The data
were interpreted manually and with a computer algorithm.The algorithm interpretation
was adjusted to be consistent with atmospheric methane stratigraphic ties to the GISP2
(Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2) ice core, ¹⁰Be stratigraphic ties to the dendrochronology
¹⁴C record and the dated volcanic stratigraphy.The algorithm interpretation is more consistent
and better quantified than the tedious and subjective manual interpretation.
