Assessment of Extraterrestrial Tracers Ir, Pt and ³He in Polar Ice Cores

• Main Author: Mehmel, Nicholas C.
• Other Authors: Brook, Edward, Haley, Brian, Graham, David, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Oregon State University
• Subjects: Greenland; Taylor Glacier; Tunguska; Antarc*; Antarctica; glacier
• Online Access: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/4x51hr21j

This thesis focuses on the investigation of extraterrestrial tracers Ir, Pt and 3He in polar ice cores. These tracers may be used to identify characteristics of interplanetary dust particles, and to quantify the flux of extraterrestrial material during impact events, certain volcanic eruptions, and...