Potential genesis and implications of calcium nitrate in Antarctic snow

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: K. Mahalinganathan, M. Thamban
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: geo; envir; Antarctic; Dronning Maud Land; East Antarctica; Princess Elizabeth Land; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-825-2016; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/825/2016/tc-10-825-2016.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/b2d98fe955a3423bbd0ee21a5f6b2212

Among the large variety of particulates in the atmosphere, calcic mineral dust particles have highly reactive surfaces that undergo heterogeneous reactions with atmospheric acids contiguously. The association between nssCa2+, an important proxy indicator of mineral dust, and NO3−, a dominant anion i...