Elemental composition in surface snow from the ultra-high elevation area of Mt. Qomolangma (Everest)

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 289-294

  Zhang, QiangGong ^a,b   Kang, ShiChang ^a   Cong, ZhiYuan ^a,b   Hou, ShuGui ^a   Liu, YongQin ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Elemental concentration; Mt. Qomolangma; Surface snow; Ultra high elevation

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949116253     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0446-z     Document Type: Article

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