911 Years of Microparticle Deposition at the South Pole: A Climatic Interpretation

• Main Author: Mosley-Thompson, Ellen
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Polar Studies, The Ohio State University. 1980
• Subjects: Firn core; Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station; Antarctica; Microparticles; Climatic interpretations; Amundsen Scott South Pole Station; Amundsen-Scott; East Antarctica; South Pole; Antarc*; South pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1811/48121

A detailed analysis of the particles within a 101-meter firn core from Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station Antarctica, was conducted. 6218 samples were analyzed for particle concentration and size distribution. Individual particles within selected sections of the core were examined for morphology and...