Warm summers and ion concentrations in snow: Comparison of present day with Medieval Warm Epoch from snow pits and an ice core from Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 183, 2007, Pages 623-634

  Virkkunen, K ^a,b   Moore, J C ^a   Isaksson, E ^c   Pohjola, V ^d   Peramaki P ^b   Grinsted, A ^a,b   Kekonen, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 68149129433     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214307784409388     Document Type: Article

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