Preindustrial atmospheric carbonyl sulfide (OCS) from an Antarctic ice core

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Aydin, Murat, De Bruyn, W. J., Saltzman, E. S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2002
• Subjects: Physical Sciences and Mathematics; air; atmospheric composition; gas chromatography; mass spectrometry; sulfur compounds; anthropogenic sources; preindustrial air samples; geophysics; atmospheric pollution; carbonyl compound; ice core; mixing ratio; Antarctica; Antarctic; Siple; Siple Dome; West Antarctica; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/97v5p7rc

The concentration of carbonyl sulfide (OCS) has been determined in several preindustrial air samples extracted from a shallow ice core from Siple Dome, West Antarctica. The extraction of the air was carried out by shredding the core under vacuum, followed by analysis by gas chromatography with mass...