Methanesulphonic acid loss during ice-core storage: Recommendations based on a new diffusion coefficient

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 55, Issue 193, 2009, Pages 784-788

  Roberts, Jason L ^a,b   Van Ommen, Tas D ^a,b   Curran, Mark A J ^a,b   Vance, Tessa R ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ERROR CORRECTION; GLACIOLOGY; ICE CORE; ORGANIC ACID; STORAGE;

EID: 75449115593     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214309790152474     Document Type: Article

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