Towards a quasi-complete reconstruction of past atmospheric aerosol load and composition (organic and inorganic) over Europe since 1920 inferred from Alpine ice cores

Climate of the Past

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1403-1416

  Preunkert, S ^a   Legrand, M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE FORCING; ICE CORE; PARTICLE SIZE; TROPOSPHERE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84880895630     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-9-1403-2013     Document Type: Article

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