Bomb-test 36 Cl measurements in Vostok snow (Antarctica) and the use of 36 Cl as a dating tool for deep ice cores

• Published in: Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology
• Main Authors: Delmas, R.J., Beer, J., Synal, H.-A., Muscheler, R., Petit, J.-R., Pourchet, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2004
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Greenland; Vostok Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v56i5.16454

A large pulse of atmospheric 36 Cl generated by a limited number of nuclear tests peaked in the late 1950s to early 1960s. The corresponding enhanced 36 Cl deposition is seen in various glaciological archives in the Northern Hemisphere. The profile of the bomb spike recorded in firn layers at Vostok...