Ways of far-distance dust transport onto Caucasian glaciers and chemical composition of snow on the Western plateau of Elbrus

We present and discuss the chronology of dust deposition events documented by the shallow firn and ice cores extracted on the Western Plateau, Mt. Elbrus (5150 m a.s.l.) in 2009, 2012 and 2013. Snow and ice samples were analysed for major ions and minor element concentrations including heavy metals....

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Main Authors: S. Kutuzov S., V. Mikhalenko N., M. Shahgedanova V., P. Ginot, A. Kozachek V., T. Kuderina M., I. Lavrentiev I., G. Popov V., С. Кутузов C., В. Михаленко Н., M. Шахгеданова, П. Жино, А. Козачек В., И. Лаврентьев И., Т. Кудерина М., Г. Попов В.
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Language:Russian
Published: IGRAS 2015
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Aerosols;atmospheric transport;Caucasus high mountains;ice cores
Атмосферный перенос;аэрозоли;высокогорье Кавказа;ледниковые керны
The Cryosphere
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Атмосферный перенос;аэрозоли;высокогорье Кавказа;ледниковые керны
spellingShingle Aerosols;atmospheric transport;Caucasus high mountains;ice cores
Атмосферный перенос;аэрозоли;высокогорье Кавказа;ледниковые керны
S. Kutuzov S.
V. Mikhalenko N.
M. Shahgedanova V.
P. Ginot
A. Kozachek V.
T. Kuderina M.
I. Lavrentiev I.
G. Popov V.
С. Кутузов C.
В. Михаленко Н.
M. Шахгеданова
П. Жино
А. Козачек В.
И. Лаврентьев И.
Т. Кудерина М.
Г. Попов В.
Ways of far-distance dust transport onto Caucasian glaciers and chemical composition of snow on the Western plateau of Elbrus
topic_facet Aerosols;atmospheric transport;Caucasus high mountains;ice cores
Атмосферный перенос;аэрозоли;высокогорье Кавказа;ледниковые керны
description We present and discuss the chronology of dust deposition events documented by the shallow firn and ice cores extracted on the Western Plateau, Mt. Elbrus (5150 m a.s.l.) in 2009, 2012 and 2013. Snow and ice samples were analysed for major ions and minor element concentrations including heavy metals. Dust layers are formed on the surface of the glaciers as a result of atmospheric transport of mineral dust and aerosol particles to the Caucasus region. Satellite imagery (SEVIRI), trajectory models, and meteorological data were used for accurate dating of each the dust layers revealed in the ice cores. Then we tried to determine origins of the dust clouds and to investigate their transport pathways with high resolution (50–100 km). It was found that the desert dust is deposited on Caucasus glaciers 3–7 times in a year and it comes mainly from deserts of the Middle East and more rarely from the Northern Sahara desert. For the first time average annual dust flux (264 µg/cm2 per a year) and average mass concentration (1.7 mg/kg) over the period 2007–2013 were calculated for this region. The deposition of dust resulted in elevated concentrations consists of mostly ions, especially Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, and sulphates. Dust originated from various sources in the Middle East, including Mesopotamia, or similar dust clouds passing over the Middle East are characterised by high concentrations of nitrates and ammonia that may be related to atmospheric transport of ammonium from agricultural lands that may explain high concentrations of ammonium in the dust originating from this region. Mean values of crustal enrichment factors (EF) for the measured minor elements including heavy metals were calculated. We believe that high content of Cu, Zn and Cd can be a result of possible contribution from anthropogenic sources. Studies of the Caucasus ice cores may allow obtaining new independent data on the atmosphere circulation and high-altitude environment of this region. Исследованы образцы из снежных шурфов и керна из неглубоких скважин, ...
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author S. Kutuzov S.
V. Mikhalenko N.
M. Shahgedanova V.
P. Ginot
A. Kozachek V.
T. Kuderina M.
I. Lavrentiev I.
G. Popov V.
С. Кутузов C.
В. Михаленко Н.
M. Шахгеданова
П. Жино
А. Козачек В.
И. Лаврентьев И.
Т. Кудерина М.
Г. Попов В.
author_facet S. Kutuzov S.
V. Mikhalenko N.
M. Shahgedanova V.
P. Ginot
A. Kozachek V.
T. Kuderina M.
I. Lavrentiev I.
G. Popov V.
С. Кутузов C.
В. Михаленко Н.
M. Шахгеданова
П. Жино
А. Козачек В.
И. Лаврентьев И.
Т. Кудерина М.
Г. Попов В.
author_sort S. Kutuzov S.
title Ways of far-distance dust transport onto Caucasian glaciers and chemical composition of snow on the Western plateau of Elbrus
title_short Ways of far-distance dust transport onto Caucasian glaciers and chemical composition of snow on the Western plateau of Elbrus
title_full Ways of far-distance dust transport onto Caucasian glaciers and chemical composition of snow on the Western plateau of Elbrus
title_fullStr Ways of far-distance dust transport onto Caucasian glaciers and chemical composition of snow on the Western plateau of Elbrus
title_full_unstemmed Ways of far-distance dust transport onto Caucasian glaciers and chemical composition of snow on the Western plateau of Elbrus
title_sort ways of far-distance dust transport onto caucasian glaciers and chemical composition of snow on the western plateau of elbrus
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spelling ftjias:oai:oai.ice.elpub.ru:article/51 2023-05-15T18:32:36+02:00 Ways of far-distance dust transport onto Caucasian glaciers and chemical composition of snow on the Western plateau of Elbrus Пути дальнего переноса пыли на ледники Кавказа и химический состав снега на Западном плато Эльбруса S. Kutuzov S. V. Mikhalenko N. M. Shahgedanova V. P. Ginot A. Kozachek V. T. Kuderina M. I. Lavrentiev I. G. Popov V. С. Кутузов C. В. Михаленко Н. M. Шахгеданова П. Жино А. Козачек В. И. Лаврентьев И. Т. Кудерина М. Г. Попов В. 2015-03-26 application/pdf https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/51 https://doi.org/10.15356/2076-6734-2014-3-5-15 rus rus IGRAS https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/51/29 Zalikhanov M.Ch., Kerimov A.M., Stepanov G.V., Chernyak M.M. Contamination of glaciers in the Central Caucasus. Materialy Glyatsiologicheskikh Issledovaniy. Data of Glaciological Studies. 1992, Issue 75: 15–22. [In Russian]. Kerimov A.M., Rototaeva O.V., Khmelevskoy I.F. Forming of chemical composition in glaciers of Kabardino-Balkaria. Materialy Glyatsiologicheskikh Issledovaniy. Data of Glaciological Studies. 1998, Issue 84: 66–71. [In Russian]. Kerimov A.M.,Chernyak M.M. Micro-admixture of heavy metals in snow-firn thickness on the southern slope of Elbrus. Materialy Glyatsiologicheskikh Issledovaniy. Data of Glaciological Studies. 2003, Issue 95: 178–182. [In Russian]. Kerimov A.M., Rototaeva O.V., Khmelevskoy I.F. Distribution of heavy metals in the surface layers of snow-firn thickness on the southern slope of Elbrus. Led i Sneg. Ice and Snow. 2011, № 2 (114): 24–34. [In Russian]. Lavrentiev I.I., Mikhalenko V.N., Kutuzov S.S. Ice thickness and subice relief on the West glacier plateau of Elbrus. Led i Sneg. Ice and Snow. 2010, № 2 (110): 12–18. [In Russian]. Mikhalenko V.N., Kutuzov S.S., Lavrentiev I.I., Kunakhovich M.G., Tompson L.G. Study of the West glacier plateau of Elbrus: results and perspectives. Materialy Glyatsiologicheskikh Issledovaniy. Data of Glaciological Studies. 2006, Issue 99: 185–190. [In Russian]. Rototaeva O.V., Khmelevskoy I.F., Bazhev A.B., Heintsenberg I., Stenderg M., Pinglou J. Structure and chemical composition of upper layer in the accumulation area of Bolshoy Azau Glacier (Elbrus). Materialy Glyatsiologicheskikh Issledovaniy. Data of Glaciological Studies. 1998, Issue 84: 25–33. [In Russian]. Rototaeva O.V., Kerimov A.M., Khmelevskoy I.F. Composition of macro-elements in glaciers on the southern slope of Elbrus. Materialy Glyatsiologicheskikh Issledovaniy. Data of Glaciological Studies. 1999, Issue 87: 98–105. [In Russian]. Aizen V.B., Aizen E.M., Melack J.M., Kreutz K.J., Cecil L.D. Association between atmospheric circulation patterns and firn–ice core records from the Inilchek glacierized area, central Tien Shan, Asia. Journ. of Geophys. Research. 2004, 109. № D08304: 1–18. Davitaya F.F. Dust content as a factor affecting glaciation and climatic change. Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geogr. 1969, 59 (3): 552–560. De Angelis M., Gaudichet A. Saharan dust deposition over Mont Blanc (French Alps) during the last 30 years. Tellus. B. 1991, 43 (1): 61–75. Delmonte B., Petit J.R., Maggi V. Glacial to Holocene implications of the new 27000-year dust record from the EPICA Dome C (East Antarctica) ice core. Climate Dynamics. 2002, 18: 647–660. Draxler R.R., Rolph G.D. HYSPLIT (HYbrid Single–Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory), Model access via (http://ready.arl.noaa.gov/HYSPLIT.php). NOAA Air Resources Laboratory. Silver Spring. MD. 2014. Ginoux P., Prospero J.M., Gill T.E., Hsu N.C., Zhao M. Global-scale attribution of anthropogenic and natural dust sources and their emission rates based on MODIS Deep Blue aerosol products. Rev. Geophysics. 2012, 50. № RG3005: 1–36. IPCC, Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007: 996 p. Kang S., Zhang Y., Zhang Y., Grigholm B., Kaspari S., Qin D., Ren J., Mayewski P. Variability of atmospheric dust loading over the central Tibetan Plateau based on ice core glaciochemistry // Atm. Environment. 2010, 44. I. 25: 2980–2989. Kaniewski D., Van Campo E., Weiss H. Drought is a recurring challenge in the Middle East // Proc. National Academy of Sciences. U.S.A. 2012, 109. I. 10: 3862–3867. Kaspari S., Mayewski P.A., Handley M., Kang S., Hou S., Sneed S., Maasch K., Qin D. A High-Resolution Record of Atmospheric Dust Composition and Variability since a.d. 1650 from a Mount Everest Ice Core. Journ. of Climate. 2009, 22: 3910–3925. Kutiel H., Furman H. Dust storms in the Middle East: Sources of origin and their temporal characteristics. Indoor and Built Environment. 2003, 12 (6): 419–426. Kutuzov S., Shahgedanova M., Mikhalenko V., Ginot P., Lavrentiev I., Kemp S. High-resolution provenance of desert dust deposited on Mt. 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CC-BY Ice and Snow; Том 54, № 3 (2014); 5-15 Лёд и Снег; Том 54, № 3 (2014); 5-15 2412-3765 2076-6734 10.15356/2076-6734-2014-3 Aerosols;atmospheric transport;Caucasus high mountains;ice cores Атмосферный перенос;аэрозоли;высокогорье Кавказа;ледниковые керны info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2015 ftjias https://doi.org/10.15356/2076-6734-2014-3-5-15 https://doi.org/10.15356/2076-6734-2014-3 2022-12-20T13:30:09Z We present and discuss the chronology of dust deposition events documented by the shallow firn and ice cores extracted on the Western Plateau, Mt. Elbrus (5150 m a.s.l.) in 2009, 2012 and 2013. Snow and ice samples were analysed for major ions and minor element concentrations including heavy metals. Dust layers are formed on the surface of the glaciers as a result of atmospheric transport of mineral dust and aerosol particles to the Caucasus region. Satellite imagery (SEVIRI), trajectory models, and meteorological data were used for accurate dating of each the dust layers revealed in the ice cores. Then we tried to determine origins of the dust clouds and to investigate their transport pathways with high resolution (50–100 km). It was found that the desert dust is deposited on Caucasus glaciers 3–7 times in a year and it comes mainly from deserts of the Middle East and more rarely from the Northern Sahara desert. For the first time average annual dust flux (264 µg/cm2 per a year) and average mass concentration (1.7 mg/kg) over the period 2007–2013 were calculated for this region. The deposition of dust resulted in elevated concentrations consists of mostly ions, especially Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, and sulphates. Dust originated from various sources in the Middle East, including Mesopotamia, or similar dust clouds passing over the Middle East are characterised by high concentrations of nitrates and ammonia that may be related to atmospheric transport of ammonium from agricultural lands that may explain high concentrations of ammonium in the dust originating from this region. Mean values of crustal enrichment factors (EF) for the measured minor elements including heavy metals were calculated. We believe that high content of Cu, Zn and Cd can be a result of possible contribution from anthropogenic sources. Studies of the Caucasus ice cores may allow obtaining new independent data on the atmosphere circulation and high-altitude environment of this region. Исследованы образцы из снежных шурфов и керна из неглубоких скважин, ... Article in Journal/Newspaper The Cryosphere Ice and Snow (E-Journal) Ice and Snow 127 3 5

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