Influence of large-scale teleconnection patterns on methane sulfonate ice core records in Dronning Maud Land

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Fundel, Felix ^a   Fischer, H ^a   Weller, R ^a   Traufetter, F ^a,b   Oerter, H ^a   Miller, H ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Prinsengracht 596/II ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ICE; LANDFORMS; METHANE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ICE CORE; METHANE; TELECONNECTION;

EID: 33645521212     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD005872     Document Type: Article

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