Transport of Hg from Atmospheric mercury depletion events to the mainland of Norway and its possible influence on Hg deposition

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Berg, Torunn ^a   Aspmo, Katrine ^b   Steinnes, Eiliv ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRSHIPS; ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS;

ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY; H IGH CONCENTRATIONS; HIGH ARCTIC; MERCURY DEPLETION EVENTS;

MERCURY (METAL);

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; EOLIAN PROCESS; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MOSS; POLAR REGION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ANDOYA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; VESTERALEN;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 48549088616     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033586     Document Type: Article

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