Loss of volatile acid species from upper firn layers at Vostok, Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D3, 1999, Pages 3423-3431

  Wagnon, P ^a   Delmas, R J ^a   Legrand, M ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FIRN; PALEOCLIMATE;

ANTARCTICA; VOSTOK;

EID: 0033585926     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02855     Document Type: Article

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