Mineral and elemental characteristics of microparticles with different size fraction in snowpits from Zadang Glacier

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3264-3270

  Yu, Guang Ming ^a   Xu, Jian Zhong ^a   Kang, Shi Chang ^b   Huang, Jie ^b   Ren, Jia Wen ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Backward trajectory; Enrichment factor; Insoluble microparticle; Particle induced X ray emission (PIXE); X ray diffraction (XRD); Zadang Glacier

Indexed keywords

ELEMENT; MINERAL; SNOW;

AIR POLLUTANT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ICE COVER; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALTITUDE; CHINA; ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ICE COVER; MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SNOW; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 81555212757     PISSN: 02503301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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