The chemical composition of surface snow in the Arctic: Examining marine, terrestrial, and atmospheric influences

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 349-359

  Krnavek, Laura ^a,e   Simpson, William R ^a   Carlson, Daniel ^a   Domine, Florent ^b,c   Douglas, Thomas A ^d   Sturm, Matthew ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

^e Eastern Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Air snow flux; Chemical composition; Fractionation; Ionic composition; Sea salt; Snow

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERIC PROCESS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EXCHANGE FLUXES; FIRST-YEAR SEA ICES; FRACTIONATION PROCESS; GASPHASE; HIGH NA; IONIC COMPOSITION; MODIFICATION MECHANISM; SEA SALTS; SURFACE SNOW; TRACER CONCENTRATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BROMINE; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; FRACTIONATION; SEA ICE;

SNOW;

AMMONIA; BROMIDE; CALCIUM ION; CHLORINE; MAGNESIUM ION; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; SNOW; SODIUM; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; AIR-SNOW INTERACTION; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BROMIDE; FRACTIONATION; GAS PHASE REACTION; IONIC COMPOSITION; NITRATE; SEA ICE; SEA SALT; SNOW COVER; TERRAIN;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINENTAL ICE; FRACTIONATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA ICE; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856656025     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.11.033     Document Type: Article

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