Glaciochemistry of surface snow from the Ingrid Christensen Coast, East Antarctica, and its environmental implications

Antarctic Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 435-441

  Thamban, M ^a   Laluraj, C M ^a   Mahalinganathan, K ^a   Redkar, B L ^a   Naik, S S ^a   Shrivastava, P K ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ANTARCTIC AND OCEAN RESEARCH   (India)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

ion composition; Larsemann Hills; non sea salt sulphate; sea salt aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CALCIUM; GLACIOCHEMISTRY; IONIC COMPOSITION; MAGNESIUM; SEA SALT; SNOW COVER; SODIUM; SPATIAL VARIATION; SULFATE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; LARSEMANN HILLS;

EID: 77958483593     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102010000155     Document Type: Article

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