On the use of stable isotopes to trace the origins of ice in a floating ice tongue

Stable isotope analysis has been used successfully to distinguish between several different ice types in an ice tongue floating on sea water in Antarctica. At one critical location this technique has provided the only means of discriminating unambiguously between glacial ice and fresh-water ice form...

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Published in:Journal of Geophysical Research
Main Authors: Gow, Anthony J., Epstein, Samuel
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: American Geophysical Union 1972
Subjects:
Antarctica
Hydrogen
Isotopes
Oceanography
Oxygen
Antarc*
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/JC077i033p06552
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spelling ftcaltechauth:oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:b2s26-4ee25 2024-10-13T14:02:00+00:00 On the use of stable isotopes to trace the origins of ice in a floating ice tongue Gow, Anthony J. Epstein, Samuel 1972-11-20 https://doi.org/10.1029/JC077i033p06552 unknown American Geophysical Union https://doi.org/10.1029/JC077i033p06552 eprintid:51341 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Other Journal of Geophysical Research, 77(33), 6552-6557, (1972-11-20) Antarctica Hydrogen Isotopes Oceanography Oxygen info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1972 ftcaltechauth https://doi.org/10.1029/JC077i033p06552 2024-09-25T18:46:39Z Stable isotope analysis has been used successfully to distinguish between several different ice types in an ice tongue floating on sea water in Antarctica. At one critical location this technique has provided the only means of discriminating unambiguously between glacial ice and fresh-water ice formed from desalinated sea water. This part of the ice tongue is now underlain by a layer of desalted sea water thick enough to prevent any further accretion of sea ice at this location. Copyright 1972 by the American Geophysical Union. (Received May 22, 1972; revised July 11, 1972.) This research was supported by National Science Foundation grant GA-12945. Contribution 2148, Publications of the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109. Published - jgr14619.pdf Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Sea ice Caltech Authors (California Institute of Technology) Journal of Geophysical Research 77 33 6552 6557
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topic Antarctica
Hydrogen
Isotopes
Oceanography
Oxygen
spellingShingle Antarctica
Hydrogen
Isotopes
Oceanography
Oxygen
Gow, Anthony J.
Epstein, Samuel
On the use of stable isotopes to trace the origins of ice in a floating ice tongue
topic_facet Antarctica
Hydrogen
Isotopes
Oceanography
Oxygen
description Stable isotope analysis has been used successfully to distinguish between several different ice types in an ice tongue floating on sea water in Antarctica. At one critical location this technique has provided the only means of discriminating unambiguously between glacial ice and fresh-water ice formed from desalinated sea water. This part of the ice tongue is now underlain by a layer of desalted sea water thick enough to prevent any further accretion of sea ice at this location. Copyright 1972 by the American Geophysical Union. (Received May 22, 1972; revised July 11, 1972.) This research was supported by National Science Foundation grant GA-12945. Contribution 2148, Publications of the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109. Published - jgr14619.pdf
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Epstein, Samuel
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title On the use of stable isotopes to trace the origins of ice in a floating ice tongue
title_short On the use of stable isotopes to trace the origins of ice in a floating ice tongue
title_full On the use of stable isotopes to trace the origins of ice in a floating ice tongue
title_fullStr On the use of stable isotopes to trace the origins of ice in a floating ice tongue
title_full_unstemmed On the use of stable isotopes to trace the origins of ice in a floating ice tongue
title_sort on the use of stable isotopes to trace the origins of ice in a floating ice tongue
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Sea ice
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Sea ice
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