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Transect‐spacing design of ice cores on the Antarctic continent
Author(s) -
Cressie Noel
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
canadian journal of statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.804
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1708-945X
pISSN - 0319-5724
DOI - 10.2307/3315765
Subject(s) - transect , ice core , atmosphere (unit) , geology , ice sheet , core (optical fiber) , physical geography , climatology , oceanography , meteorology , geography , engineering , telecommunications
Chemical analyses of ice cores, drilled deep into an ice sheet, provide a historical record of the earth's atmosphere that dates back as far as 400,000–500,000 years. Although the atmosphere mixes quite well, it is recognized that spatial variability associated with ice‐core locations should be allowed for. In this article, spatial statistical methodology is applied to the design question of finding the best spacing of ice‐core locations on a partial transect of Antarctica.