Deglaciated areas of Kilimanjaro as a source of volcanic trace elements deposited on the ice cap during the late Holocene

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 93, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-10

  Gabrielli, P ^a,b   Hardy, D R ^c   Kehrwald, N ^d   Davis, M ^a   Cozzi, G ^e   Turetta, C ^e   Barbante, C ^d,e,f   Thompson, L G ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

^f ACCADEMIA NAZIONALE DEI LINCEI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deglaciation; Holocene; Ice accumulation; Ice cap; Kilimanjaro; Snow accumulation; Volcanic dust

Indexed keywords

DUST; GLACIERS; ICE CONTROL; SNOW; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANOES; BUDGET CONTROL; TRACE ELEMENTS;

DEGLACIATIONS; HOLOCENES; ICE ACCUMULATION; ICE-CAPS; KILIMANJARO; SNOW ACCUMULATION; VOLCANIC DUST;

ICE;

CALDERA; DEGLACIATION; ENERGY BALANCE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIER RETREAT; HOLOCENE; ICE CAP; ICE COVER; SNOW COVER; TRACE ELEMENT; BEDROCK; ICE FIELD; MASS BALANCE; SNOW ACCUMULATION; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ASH;

KILIMANJARO [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA; KILIMANJARO [KILIMANJARO (RGA)];

EID: 84897371139     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.03.007     Document Type: Review

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