Chemical Fractionation of Brine in the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Abstract During the austral summers of 1976–77 and 1978–79, several ice cores were taken from the McMurdo Ice Shelf brine zone to investigate its thermal, physical, and chemical properties. This brine zone consists of a series of superimposed brine layers (waves) that originate at the seaward edge o...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Cragin, James H., Gow, Anthony J., Kovacs, Austin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1986
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000011965
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000011965