Historical record of carbonaceous particle concentrations from a European high-alpine glacier (Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D17, 1999, Pages 21227-21236

  Lavanchy, V M H ^a,b   Gaggeler H W ^a,b   Schotterer, U ^a,b   Schwikowski, M ^b   Baltensperger, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON EMISSION; GLACIER; ICE CORE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

ALPS; MONTE ROSA; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0033374105     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900408     Document Type: Article

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