Evidence of sea ice source in aerosol sulfate loading and size distribution in the Canadian high arctic from isotopic analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1087-1096

  Seguin, Alison Michelle ^a,b   Norman, Ann Lise ^a   Barrie, Leonard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ROWAN WILLIAMS DAVIES AND IRWIN INC   (Canada)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BRINES; ISOTOPES; SEA ICE; SEAWATER; SNOW; SODIUM SULFATE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AEROSOL SAMPLES; AEROSOL SULFATE; CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC; FROST FLOWERS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SEA SALTS; STABLE ISOTOPES; SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS;

LOADING;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BRINE; FROST; ICE CORE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SEA ICE; SEA SALT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE;

ALERT; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

EID: 84900578298     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020461     Document Type: Article

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