A 800 year record of nitrate from the Lomonosovfonna ice core, Svalbard

• Published in: Annals of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Kekonen, Teija, Moore, John C., Mulvaney, Robert, Isaksson, Elisabeth, Pohjola, Veijo, Van de Wal, Roderik S.W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: International Glaciological Society 2002
• Subjects: Glaciology; Chemistry; Atmospheric Sciences; Lomonosovfonna; Svalbard; Annals of Glaciology; ice core
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/13484/

Detailed chemical analysis of the 122 m, relatively high-altitude and lowmelt Lomonosovfonna ice core provides the best-dated record of nitrate from Svalbard. A very significant non-linear trend present in the record shows: (a) a rise in concentrations from the 12th to the mid-16th century, (b) reas...