Chemical species spatial distribution and relationship to elevation and snow accumulation rate over the Greenland Ice Sheet

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 18629-18637

  Yang, Q ^a   Mayewski, P A ^a   Linder, E ^b   Whitlow, S ^a   Twickler, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b University of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SPECIES; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELEVATION; ICE CORE; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

GREENLAND, GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 1842407035     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01061     Document Type: Article

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