Frost flower chemical signature in winter snow on Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard

The chemistry of snow and ice cores from Svalbard is influenced by variations in local sea ice margin and distance to open water. Snow pits sampled at two summits of Vestfonna ice cap (Nordaustlandet, Svalbard), exhibit spatially heterogeneous soluble ions concentrations despite similar accumulation...

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Main Authors: E. Beaudon, J. Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-07-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/3/147/2009/tc-3-147-2009.pdf