Cationic Analysis of the Byrd Station, Antarctica, Ice Core.

• Main Authors: Ragone,Stephen E., Finelli,Roland V.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1972
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; (*ICE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS); (*ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ICE); ALKALI METALS; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; Antarctic; Byrd; Byrd Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice; ice core; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0749247; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0749247

Eighty-five ice samples taken from the Byrd Station, Antarctica, ice core were analyzed for Na(+), K(+), Ca(2+), and Mg(2+) concentrations by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The depth measured was from 168 to 2090 m.