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Major ions in Spitsbergen snow samples
Author(s) -
Semb A.,
Brækkan R.,
Joranger E.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl011i005p00445
Subject(s) - snow , orographic lift , arctic , altitude (triangle) , spring (device) , pollutant , environmental science , physical geography , geology , climatology , atmospheric sciences , oceanography , precipitation , meteorology , geography , geomorphology , ecology , mechanical engineering , geometry , mathematics , engineering , biology
Chemical analysis of Spitsbergen snow cores sampled in spring 1983, reveals a spatial pattern consistent with orographic deposition of major anthropogenic pollutants with air movements from southeast towards northwest. The highest concentrations of pollutant species were found at an altitude of 700 metres above sea level, and are higher than for any other recorded snow samples from the Arctic.