Impact and implications of meltwater percolation on trace element records observed in a high-Alpine ice core

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: SVEN ERIK AVAK, MARGIT SCHWIKOWSKI, ANJA EICHLER
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2018
• Subjects: climate change; ice chemistry; ice core; mountain glaciers; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Core Mountain; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2018.74; https://doaj.org/article/6c22729a9e9d434295a25385a700f866

Past atmospheric pollution can be reconstructed from ice core trace element records retrieved from mountain glaciers. However, the current global temperature increase can result in post-depositional melt processes, significantly altering the originally stored information. Here, we present a comprehe...