Photo-induced Hg(II) reduction in snow from the remote and temperature Experimental Lakes Area (Ontario, Canada)

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Lalonde, Janick D ^a   Amyot, Marc ^a,b   Doyon, Marie Renée ^a   Auclair, Jean Christian ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Experimental Lakes Area (ELA); Mercury redox reactions; Snow; Snow to air transfer; Snowmelt; Temperature region

Indexed keywords

AIR-SNOW INTERACTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); REDUCTION;

CANADA; EXPERIMENTAL LAKES AREA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

EID: 0346008143     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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