Model calculations of the age of firn air across the Antarctic continent

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Kaspers, K.A., van de Wal, R.S.W., van den Broeke, M.R., Schwander, J., van Lipzig, N.P.M., Brenninkmeijer, C.A.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Geosciences Union 2004
• Subjects: Glaciology; Atmospheric Sciences; Chemistry; Antarctic; The Antarctic; South Pole; Dome Fuji; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12222/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12222/1/acp-4-1365-2004.pdf; http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/4/1365/2004/acp-4-1365-2004.pdf

The age of firn air in Antarctica at pore close-off depth is only known for a few specific sites where firn air has been sampled for analyses. We present a model that calculates the age of firn air at pore close-off depth for the entire Antarctic continent. The model basically uses four meteorologic...