In situ photolysis of deep ice core contaminants by Çerenkov radiation of cosmic origin
Ice core contaminants should provide permanent paleoclimatic records if, as it is generally assumed, they remained frozen in place and isolated from sunlight by the reflective overlaying snow layers. The excess CO levels recently detected in 1100–1600 AD Greenland ice core air bubbles relative to...
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ftcaltechauth:oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:pyant-0f992 2024-06-23T07:46:36+00:00 In situ photolysis of deep ice core contaminants by Çerenkov radiation of cosmic origin Colussi, A. J. Hoffmann, M. R. 2003-02 https://doi.org/10.1029/2002GL016112 unknown American Geophysical Union https://doi.org/10.1029/2002GL016112 oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:pyant-0f992 eprintid:62891 resolverid:CaltechAUTHORS:20151214-134828694 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Other Geophysical Research Letters, 30(4), Art. No. 1195, (2003-02) info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2003 ftcaltechauth https://doi.org/10.1029/2002GL016112 2024-06-12T05:22:51Z Ice core contaminants should provide permanent paleoclimatic records if, as it is generally assumed, they remained frozen in place and isolated from sunlight by the reflective overlaying snow layers. The excess CO levels recently detected in 1100–1600 AD Greenland ice core air bubbles relative to their Antarctic counterparts [Haan and Raynaud, 1998] amount, however, to an average production of about 5 ± 2 CO molecules cm^(−3) ice s^(−1) in that period. Here we show that such rates are quantitatively consistent with the in situ photodecarbonylation of the chromophoric organic matter present in Greenland, but not in the cleaner Antarctic, ice under the Çerenkov radiation fluxes generated by penetrating muons of cosmic origin. The normal CO levels of modern (1600–1800 AD) Greenland records, and their variability earlier in the last millennium correlate significantly with the occurrence of boreal fires and the associated release of organic aerosol [Savarino and Legrand, 1998]. © 2003 American Geophysical Union. Received 15 August 2002; revised 17 October 2002; accepted 31 December 2002; published 28 February 2003. Published - grl16364.pdf Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Greenland Greenland ice core ice core Caltech Authors (California Institute of Technology) Antarctic Greenland Geophysical Research Letters 30 4 |
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Ice core contaminants should provide permanent paleoclimatic records if, as it is generally assumed, they remained frozen in place and isolated from sunlight by the reflective overlaying snow layers. The excess CO levels recently detected in 1100–1600 AD Greenland ice core air bubbles relative to their Antarctic counterparts [Haan and Raynaud, 1998] amount, however, to an average production of about 5 ± 2 CO molecules cm^(−3) ice s^(−1) in that period. Here we show that such rates are quantitatively consistent with the in situ photodecarbonylation of the chromophoric organic matter present in Greenland, but not in the cleaner Antarctic, ice under the Çerenkov radiation fluxes generated by penetrating muons of cosmic origin. The normal CO levels of modern (1600–1800 AD) Greenland records, and their variability earlier in the last millennium correlate significantly with the occurrence of boreal fires and the associated release of organic aerosol [Savarino and Legrand, 1998]. © 2003 American Geophysical Union. Received 15 August 2002; revised 17 October 2002; accepted 31 December 2002; published 28 February 2003. Published - grl16364.pdf |
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Colussi, A. J. Hoffmann, M. R. In situ photolysis of deep ice core contaminants by Çerenkov radiation of cosmic origin |
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In situ photolysis of deep ice core contaminants by Çerenkov radiation of cosmic origin |
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In situ photolysis of deep ice core contaminants by Çerenkov radiation of cosmic origin |
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In situ photolysis of deep ice core contaminants by Çerenkov radiation of cosmic origin |
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In situ photolysis of deep ice core contaminants by Çerenkov radiation of cosmic origin |
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In situ photolysis of deep ice core contaminants by Çerenkov radiation of cosmic origin |
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in situ photolysis of deep ice core contaminants by ã‡erenkov radiation of cosmic origin |
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American Geophysical Union |
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Geophysical Research Letters, 30(4), Art. No. 1195, (2003-02) |
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