Isotopic signatures of sulfur in shallow Antarctic ice cores

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D6, 2000, Pages 7071-7078

  Patris, Nicolas ^a,b   Delmas, Robert J ^a   Jouzel, Jean ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE CORE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SULFUR;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0033785092     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900974     Document Type: Article

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