Radiocarbon analysis in an Alpine ice core: Record of anthropogenic and biogenic contributions to carbonaceous aerosols in the past (1650-1940)

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 5381-5390

  Jenk, T M ^a,b   Szidat, S ^a,b   Schwikowski, M ^b   Gaggeler H W ^a,b   Brutsch S ^b   Wacker, L ^c   Synal, H A ^c   Saurer, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CARBON ISOTOPE; ICE CORE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

ALPS; BERNESE ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FIESCHERHORN GLACIER; SWITZERLAND; VALAIS;

EID: 33751582730     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-5381-2006     Document Type: Review

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