Compositional characteristics of n-alkanes of the glaciers over the Tibetan Plateau and their environmental and climatic significances

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1803-1812

  Li, Quanlian ^a   Wang, Ninglian ^a   Wu, Xiaobo ^a   Pu, Jianchen ^a   He, Jianqiao ^a   Xie, Jun ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Glacier; N alkanes; Substance origin; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ORIGIN; ASIAN CONTINENT; COMPOSITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; COMPOSITIONAL FEATURES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FUEL COMBUSTION; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET; HIMALAYAS; ICE CORE; MOUNTAIN GLACIERS; N-ALKANES; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; SNOW SAMPLES; SUBSTANCE ORIGIN; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

FORESTRY; FUELS; GLACIERS; LANDFORMS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

PARAFFINS;

ALKANE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIER; ICE CORE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SNOW;

ALTAY; ARCTIC; ASIA; BELUKHA GLACIER; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET; HIMALAYAS; KUNLUN MOUNTAINS; NYAINQENTANGLHA MOUNTAINS; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TANGGULA MOUNTAINS; XIZANG;

EID: 71949117864     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-009-0168-y     Document Type: Article

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