Ultra-high-resolution seasonality of trace-ion species and oxygen isotope ratios in Antarctic firn over four annual cycles

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2004, Pages 34-40

  McMorrow, Alison ^a,b   Van Ommen, Tas ^a   Morgan, Vin ^a   Curran, Mark A J ^a  

^a ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b Australian Greenhouse Office   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRN; GLACIOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SNOW ACCUMULATION;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; LAW DOME; WORLD;

EID: 23844505278     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756404781814609     Document Type: Article

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