Formaldehyde and peroxide concentrations in Law Dome (Antarctica) firn and ice cores

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 46, Issue 152, 2000, Pages 15-19

  Gillett, R W ^a   Van Ommen, T D ^b   Jackson, A V ^c   Ayers, G P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRN; GLACIOCHEMISTRY; ICE CORE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ANTARCTICA; LAW DOME;

EID: 0034047990     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756500781833502     Document Type: Article

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