Microgram-level radiocarbon determination of carbonaceous particles in firn and ice samples: Pretreatment and OC/EC separation

Radiocarbon

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 383-390

  Cao, Fang ^a,b   Zhang, Yan Lin ^a,c   Szidat, Sönke ^c   Zapf, Alexander ^a,c   Wacker, Lukas ^d   Schwikowski, Margit ^a,c  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; FRACTIONATION; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RADIATION BALANCE;

EID: 84884379420     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16291     Document Type: Article

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