Constraints on the major sources of dissolved organic carbon in Alpine ice cores from radiocarbon analysis over the bomb-peak period

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3319-3327

  May, B ^a   Wagenbach, D ^a   Hoffmann, H ^a   Legrand, M ^b   Preunkert, S ^b   Steier, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alpine ice core; biogenic sources; bomb peak; dissolved organic carbon; radiocarbon

Indexed keywords

BOMBS (ORDNANCE); CARBON DIOXIDE; CORE SAMPLES; STREAM FLOW;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BOMB PEAK; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL SOURCES; ICE CORE; ICE CORE RECORDS; RADIOCARBON; RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS;

ICE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL; ICE CORE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RADIOCARBON DATING; VALLEY GLACIER;

COL DU DOME; FRANCE; HAUTE SAVOIE; RHONE-ALPES;

EID: 84878144351     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50200     Document Type: Article

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