Frost flower chemical signature in winter snow on Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
The chemistry of snow and ice cores from Svalbard is influenced by variations in local sea ice margin and distance to open water. Snow pits sampled at two summits of Vestfonna ice cap (Nordaustlandet, Svalbard), exhibit spatially heterogeneous soluble ions concentrations despite similar accumulation...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:322e7c9f51344db99058725df824039b 2023-05-15T13:43:55+02:00 Frost flower chemical signature in winter snow on Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard E. Beaudon J. Moore 2009-07-01 http://www.the-cryosphere.net/3/147/2009/tc-3-147-2009.pdf https://doaj.org/article/322e7c9f51344db99058725df824039b en eng Copernicus Publications 1994-0416 1994-0424 http://www.the-cryosphere.net/3/147/2009/tc-3-147-2009.pdf https://doaj.org/article/322e7c9f51344db99058725df824039b undefined The Cryosphere, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 147-154 (2009) geo envir Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2009 fttriple 2023-01-22T18:03:53Z The chemistry of snow and ice cores from Svalbard is influenced by variations in local sea ice margin and distance to open water. Snow pits sampled at two summits of Vestfonna ice cap (Nordaustlandet, Svalbard), exhibit spatially heterogeneous soluble ions concentrations despite similar accumulation rates, reflecting the importance of small-scale weather patterns on this island ice cap. The snow pack on the western summit shows higher average values of marine ions and a winter snow layer that is relatively depleted in sulphate. One part of the winter snow pack exhibits a [SO42-/Na+] ratio reduced by two thirds compared with its ratio in sea water. This low sulphate content in winter snow is interpreted as the signature of frost flowers, which are formed on young sea ice when offshore winds predominate. Frost flowers have been described as the dominant source of sea salt to aerosol and precipitation in ice cores in coastal Antarctica but this is the first time their chemical signal has been described in the Arctic. The eastern summit does not show any frost flower signature and we interpret the unusually dynamic ice transport and rapid formation of thin ice on the Hinlopen Strait as the source of the frost flowers. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Arctic Hinlopen Strait Ice cap Nordaustlandet Sea ice Svalbard The Cryosphere Vestfonna Unknown Arctic Nordaustlandet ENVELOPE(22.400,22.400,79.800,79.800) Svalbard Vestfonna ENVELOPE(20.761,20.761,79.941,79.941) |
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The chemistry of snow and ice cores from Svalbard is influenced by variations in local sea ice margin and distance to open water. Snow pits sampled at two summits of Vestfonna ice cap (Nordaustlandet, Svalbard), exhibit spatially heterogeneous soluble ions concentrations despite similar accumulation rates, reflecting the importance of small-scale weather patterns on this island ice cap. The snow pack on the western summit shows higher average values of marine ions and a winter snow layer that is relatively depleted in sulphate. One part of the winter snow pack exhibits a [SO42-/Na+] ratio reduced by two thirds compared with its ratio in sea water. This low sulphate content in winter snow is interpreted as the signature of frost flowers, which are formed on young sea ice when offshore winds predominate. Frost flowers have been described as the dominant source of sea salt to aerosol and precipitation in ice cores in coastal Antarctica but this is the first time their chemical signal has been described in the Arctic. The eastern summit does not show any frost flower signature and we interpret the unusually dynamic ice transport and rapid formation of thin ice on the Hinlopen Strait as the source of the frost flowers. |
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Frost flower chemical signature in winter snow on Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard |
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Frost flower chemical signature in winter snow on Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard |
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Frost flower chemical signature in winter snow on Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard |
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Frost flower chemical signature in winter snow on Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard |
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Frost flower chemical signature in winter snow on Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard |
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frost flower chemical signature in winter snow on vestfonna ice cap, nordaustlandet, svalbard |
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Copernicus Publications |
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2009 |
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http://www.the-cryosphere.net/3/147/2009/tc-3-147-2009.pdf https://doaj.org/article/322e7c9f51344db99058725df824039b |
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ENVELOPE(22.400,22.400,79.800,79.800) ENVELOPE(20.761,20.761,79.941,79.941) |
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Arctic Nordaustlandet Svalbard Vestfonna |
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Arctic Nordaustlandet Svalbard Vestfonna |
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Antarc* Antarctica Arctic Hinlopen Strait Ice cap Nordaustlandet Sea ice Svalbard The Cryosphere Vestfonna |
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Antarc* Antarctica Arctic Hinlopen Strait Ice cap Nordaustlandet Sea ice Svalbard The Cryosphere Vestfonna |
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The Cryosphere, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 147-154 (2009) |
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