Brief communication: Spatial and temporal variations in surface snow chemistry along a traverse from coastal East Antarctica to the ice sheet summit (Dome A)

To better understand snow chemistry in different environments across the Antarctic ice sheet, we investigated snow ions on a traverse from the coast to Dome A. Results show that the non-sea-salt (nss) fractions of K+, Mg2+, and Ca2+ are mainly from terrestrial particle mass and nssCl− is associated...

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Published in:The cryosphere 2021-03, Vol.15 (2), p.1087-1095
Main Authors: Shi, Guitao, Ma, Hongmei, Hu, Zhengyi, Chen, Zhenlou, An, Chunlei, Jiang, Su, Li, Yuansheng, Ma, Tianming, Yu, Jinhai, Wang, Danhe, Lu, Siyu, Sun, Bo, Hastings, Meredith G
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Language:English
Subjects:
Antarctic ice sheet
Biogenic emissions
Calcium
Calcium ions
Coasts
Communication
Domes
Glaciation
Ice sheets
Ions
Magnesium
Particle mass
Salts
Sea ice
Seasonal variations
Seawater
Snow
Snow chemistry
Temporal variations
Terrestrial environments
Trends
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Summary:To better understand snow chemistry in different environments across the Antarctic ice sheet, we investigated snow ions on a traverse from the coast to Dome A. Results show that the non-sea-salt (nss) fractions of K+, Mg2+, and Ca2+ are mainly from terrestrial particle mass and nssCl− is associated with HCl. Spatially, the non-sea-salt fractions of ions to the totals are higher in the interior areas than on the coast, and seasonally, the proportions are higher in summer than in winter. Negative nssSO42- on the coast indicates sea salts from the sea ice, and marine biogenic emissions dominate snow SO42- in interior areas throughout the year.
ISSN:1994-0424
1994-0416
1994-0424
1994-0416
DOI:10.5194/tc-15-1087-2021