Frost flowers as a source of fractionated sea salt aerosol in the polar regions
Frost flowers collected from the surface of new sea ice near the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica, show depletion in sulphate and sodium relative to other sea water ions. This is consistent with loss of mirabilite (Na2SO4) during formation of the brine from which the frost flowers grow. Aerosol generated...
Published in: | Geophysical Research Letters |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2000
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Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/502308/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/502308/1/grl13866.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2000GL011771 |