Preliminary results from measurements of selected trace metals in the snow-firn pack on Ürümqi glacier No. 1, eastern Tien Shan, China

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 182, 2007, Pages 368-373

  Li, Zhongqin ^a   Li, Chuanjin ^a   Li, Yuefang ^a   Wang, Feiteng ^a   Li, Huilin ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GLACIER; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MELTWATER; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW; SPECTROMETER; TRACE METAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 37549032497     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214307783258486     Document Type: Article

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