Distribution of major elements between the dissolved and insoluble fractions in surface snow at Urumqi Glacier No. 1, Eastern Tien Shan

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 132-133, Issue , 2013, Pages 299-308

  Zhang, Chenglong ^a,b   Wu, Guangjian ^a   Gao, Shaopeng ^a   Zhao, Zhongping ^a   Zhang, Xuelei ^a   Tian, Lide ^a   Mu, Yujing ^b   Joswiak, Daniel ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dissolved fraction percentage (DFP); Major elements; Surface snow; Tien Shan

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DISSOLVED FRACTION; MAJOR ELEMENTS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SURFACE SNOW; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TIEN SHAN; UPPER CONTINENTAL CRUST;

CALCIUM; DEPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; DUST; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; SODIUM;

SNOW;

CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY DEPOSITION; DUST; ICE CORE; MAGNESIUM; MELTWATER; POTASSIUM; SNOW; SODIUM; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WET DEPOSITION;

CHINA; TIEN SHAN; URUMQI GLACIER NO.1; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84880352626     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.05.009     Document Type: Article

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