Seasonal δ34S variations in two high elevation snow pits measured by 33S-36S double spike thermal ionization mass spectrometry

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 3907-3927

  Mann, Jacqueline L ^a,b   Shuman, Christopher A ^c   Kelly, W Robert ^a   Kreutz, Karl J ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW; SULFATE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

ARCTIC; ASIA; EURASIA; GREENLAND; KYRGYZSTAN; WEST ASIA;

EID: 47049129398     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.05.036     Document Type: Article

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