Recent intra-annual snow accumulation at South Pole: Implications for ice core interpretation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 21947-21954

  McConnell, Joseph R ^a   Bales, Roger C ^a   Davis, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC LOADING; CHEMICAL SPECIES; ICE CORE INTERPRETATION; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH POLE;

EID: 2142649650     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd00848     Document Type: Article

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