IceCoreData
===========



Access to NOAA Paleoclimatology ice core data.

For more information, check out
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data/datasets/ice-core.

Original datasets are available at:

- https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/antarctica/antarctica2015co2composite.txt
- https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/antarctica/antarctica2015co2law.txt
- https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/antarctica/antarctica2015co2wais.txt
- https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/antarctica/vostok/co2nat.txt
- https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/antarctica/vostok/deutnat.txt
- https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/antarctica/epica_domec/edc3deuttemp2007.txt
- https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/greenland/summit/grip/isotopes/gripd18o.txt
- https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/antarctica/vostok/gt4nat.txt
- https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/antarctica/law/law2012d18o.txt
- https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/icecore/antarctica/wdc05a2013d18o.txt



.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    :titlesonly:
    :caption: RPC Categories





RPCS
----

.. function:: IceCoreData.getCarbonDioxideData(core: String, startyear: Number?, endyear: Number?)

    Get CO2 in ppm (parts per million) by year from the ice core.
    
    If ``startyear`` or ``endyear`` is provided, only measurements within the given range will be returned.

    **Arguments:**

    - ``core: String`` (`String </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#String>`__) - Core to get data from
    - ``startyear: Number?`` (`Number </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#Number>`__) - first year of data to include
    - ``endyear: Number?`` (`Number </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#Number>`__) - last year of data to include

    **Returns:** ``List`` (`List </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#List>`__) - the requested data


.. function:: IceCoreData.getDataAvailability()

    Get a table showing the amount of available data for each ice core.

    **Returns:** ``List<Array>`` (`List </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#List>`__) - data availability table


.. function:: IceCoreData.getDelta18OData(core: String, startyear: Number?, endyear: Number?)

    Get delta-O-18 in per mil (parts per thousand) by year from the ice core.
    
    If ``startyear`` or ``endyear`` is provided, only measurements within the given range will be returned.

    **Arguments:**

    - ``core: String`` (`String </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#String>`__) - Ice core to get data from
    - ``startyear: Number?`` (`Number </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#Number>`__) - first year of data to include
    - ``endyear: Number?`` (`Number </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#Number>`__) - last year of data to include

    **Returns:** ``List`` (`List </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#List>`__) - the requested data


.. function:: IceCoreData.getDeuteriumData(core: String, startyear: Number?, endyear: Number?)

    Get deuterium in per mil (parts per thousand) by year from the ice core.
    
    If ``startyear`` or ``endyear`` is provided, only measurements within the given range will be returned.

    **Arguments:**

    - ``core: String`` (`String </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#String>`__) - Ice core to get data from
    - ``startyear: Number?`` (`Number </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#Number>`__) - first year of data to include
    - ``endyear: Number?`` (`Number </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#Number>`__) - last year of data to include

    **Returns:** ``List`` (`List </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#List>`__) - the requested data


.. function:: IceCoreData.getIceCoreMetadata(core: String)

    Get metadata about an ice core including statistics about the available data.

    **Arguments:**

    - ``core: String`` (`String </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#String>`__) - Name of core to get metadata of

    **Returns:** ``Object`` (`Object </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#Object>`__) - ice core metadata


.. function:: IceCoreData.getIceCoreNames()

    Get names of ice cores with data available.

    **Returns:** ``List<String>`` (`List </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#List>`__ | `String </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#String>`__) - list of ice core names


.. function:: IceCoreData.getTemperatureData(core: String, startyear: Number?, endyear: Number?)

    Get temperature difference in Celsius by year from the ice core.
    
    If ``startyear`` or ``endyear`` is provided, only measurements within the given range will be returned.

    **Arguments:**

    - ``core: String`` (`String </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#String>`__) - Ice core to get data from
    - ``startyear: Number?`` (`Number </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#Number>`__) - first year of data to include
    - ``endyear: Number?`` (`Number </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#Number>`__) - last year of data to include

    **Returns:** ``List`` (`List </docs/fundamentals/rpc-arg-types.html#List>`__) - the requested data