A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Application of Glaciochemical Investigations on Heard Island, South Indian Ocean

Analyses of fluoride, chloride, sodium, sulfate, bromide. nitrate, and iron from a 3 m snow pit on Heard Island, collected at an elevation of 2450, m are used to assess the potential of glaciochemical studies on Heard Island glaciers. Sources Cor the chemical species are identified and, in particula...

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Main Authors: Spencer, Mary Jo, Mayewski, Paul Andrew, Lyons, William Berry, Hendy, Martin R.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 1985
Subjects:
Glaciogeology
Geochemistry
Glaciology
Geomorphology
Climate Change
Earth Sciences
Hydrology
Heard Island
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ers_facpub/221
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/ers_facpub/article/1226/viewcontent/PreliminaryAssessmentofthePotentialApplicationofGlaciochemicalInvestigationsonHeardIsland.pdf
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Summary:Analyses of fluoride, chloride, sodium, sulfate, bromide. nitrate, and iron from a 3 m snow pit on Heard Island, collected at an elevation of 2450, m are used to assess the potential of glaciochemical studies on Heard Island glaciers. Sources Cor the chemical species are identified and, in particular, chloride, sodium, and sulCate are found to be useful seasonal indication. The total record measured is believed to be less than one mass-balance year.

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