Ice core studies of anthropogenic sulfate and nitrate trends in the Arctic

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D5, 2001, Pages 4959-4969

  Goto Azuma, Kumiko ^a,c   Koerner, Roy M ^b  

^a National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention   (Japan)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ICE CORE; NITRATE; SULFATE;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0034956094     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900635     Document Type: Article

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