Consistent histories of anthropogenic western European air pollution preserved in different Alpine ice cores
Individual high-Alpine ice cores have been proven to contain a well-preserved history of past anthropogenic air pollution in western Europe. The question of how representative one ice core is with respect to the reconstruction of atmospheric composition in the source region has not been addressed so...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:18704bcf91584589a016413e686c4541 2023-06-11T04:12:41+02:00 Consistent histories of anthropogenic western European air pollution preserved in different Alpine ice cores A. Eichler M. Legrand T. M. Jenk S. Preunkert C. Andersson S. Eckhardt M. Engardt A. Plach M. Schwikowski 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-2119-2023 https://doaj.org/article/18704bcf91584589a016413e686c4541 EN eng Copernicus Publications https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/17/2119/2023/tc-17-2119-2023.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0416 https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0424 doi:10.5194/tc-17-2119-2023 1994-0416 1994-0424 https://doaj.org/article/18704bcf91584589a016413e686c4541 The Cryosphere, Vol 17, Pp 2119-2137 (2023) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-2119-2023 2023-05-28T00:35:45Z Individual high-Alpine ice cores have been proven to contain a well-preserved history of past anthropogenic air pollution in western Europe. The question of how representative one ice core is with respect to the reconstruction of atmospheric composition in the source region has not been addressed so far. Here, we present the first study systematically comparing longer-term ice-core records (1750–2015 CE) of various anthropogenic compounds, such as major inorganic aerosol constituents ( NH 4 + <svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24pt" height="15pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="8aeb386a576ed6c8280ae774099f80e4"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="tc-17-2119-2023-ie00001.svg" width="24pt" height="15pt" src="tc-17-2119-2023-ie00001.png"/></svg:svg> , NO 3 - <svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25pt" height="16pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="4c315b3ea451cf26923ad12993612b33"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="tc-17-2119-2023-ie00002.svg" width="25pt" height="16pt" src="tc-17-2119-2023-ie00002.png"/></svg:svg> , SO 4 2 - <svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="29pt" height="17pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="6060a0eb6022af681aa55d19b3180df9"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="tc-17-2119-2023-ie00003.svg" width="29pt" height="17pt" src="tc-17-2119-2023-ie00003.png"/></svg:svg> ), black carbon (BC), and trace species ( Cd , F − , Pb ). Depending on the data availability for the different air pollutants, up to five ice cores from four high-Alpine sites located in the European Alps analysed by different laboratories were considered. Whereas absolute concentration levels can partly differ depending on the prevailing seasonal distribution of accumulated precipitation, all seven investigated anthropogenic compounds are in excellent agreement between the various sites for their ... Article in Journal/Newspaper ice core The Cryosphere Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles The Cryosphere 17 5 2119 2137 |
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Individual high-Alpine ice cores have been proven to contain a well-preserved history of past anthropogenic air pollution in western Europe. The question of how representative one ice core is with respect to the reconstruction of atmospheric composition in the source region has not been addressed so far. Here, we present the first study systematically comparing longer-term ice-core records (1750–2015 CE) of various anthropogenic compounds, such as major inorganic aerosol constituents ( NH 4 + <svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24pt" height="15pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="8aeb386a576ed6c8280ae774099f80e4"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="tc-17-2119-2023-ie00001.svg" width="24pt" height="15pt" src="tc-17-2119-2023-ie00001.png"/></svg:svg> , NO 3 - <svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25pt" height="16pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="4c315b3ea451cf26923ad12993612b33"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="tc-17-2119-2023-ie00002.svg" width="25pt" height="16pt" src="tc-17-2119-2023-ie00002.png"/></svg:svg> , SO 4 2 - <svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="29pt" height="17pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="6060a0eb6022af681aa55d19b3180df9"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="tc-17-2119-2023-ie00003.svg" width="29pt" height="17pt" src="tc-17-2119-2023-ie00003.png"/></svg:svg> ), black carbon (BC), and trace species ( Cd , F − , Pb ). Depending on the data availability for the different air pollutants, up to five ice cores from four high-Alpine sites located in the European Alps analysed by different laboratories were considered. Whereas absolute concentration levels can partly differ depending on the prevailing seasonal distribution of accumulated precipitation, all seven investigated anthropogenic compounds are in excellent agreement between the various sites for their ... |
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Consistent histories of anthropogenic western European air pollution preserved in different Alpine ice cores |
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Consistent histories of anthropogenic western European air pollution preserved in different Alpine ice cores |
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Consistent histories of anthropogenic western European air pollution preserved in different Alpine ice cores |
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Consistent histories of anthropogenic western European air pollution preserved in different Alpine ice cores |
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Consistent histories of anthropogenic western European air pollution preserved in different Alpine ice cores |
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consistent histories of anthropogenic western european air pollution preserved in different alpine ice cores |
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