A High-Resolution Record of Atmospheric Dust Composition and Variability Since Ad 1650 from a Mount Everest Ice Core

• Published in: Journal of Climate
• Main Authors: Kaspari, S., Mayewski, Paul Andrew, Handley, M., Kang, Shichang, Hou, S., Sneed, Sharon B., Maasch, Kirk A., Qin, D.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 2009
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; ice core
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ers_facpub/4; https://doi.org/10.1175/2009JCLI2518.1; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/ers_facpub/article/1003/viewcontent/maasch_22_3910_3925.pdf

A Mount Everest ice core analyzed at high resolution for major and trace elements (Sr, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Bi, U, Tl, Al, S, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co) and spanning the period A. D. 1650- 2002 is used to investigate the sources of and variations in atmospheric...