Spatial patterns of pollen deposition in arctic snow

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D6, 2001, Pages 5255-5265

  Bourgeois, J C ^a   Gajewski, K ^b   Koerner, R M ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; POLLEN; SNOW; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GREENLAND;

EID: 0034954619     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900708     Document Type: Article

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