Impacts of the photo-driven post-depositional processing on snow nitrate and its isotopes at Summit, Greenland: a model-based study
Atmospheric information embedded in ice-core nitrate is disturbed by post-depositional processing. Here we used a layered snow photochemical column model to explicitly investigate the effects of post-depositional processing on snow nitrate and its isotopes (δ15N and Δ17O) at Summit, Greenland, where...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:df85b7b45e05429db4ebf8fea9e360a3 2023-05-15T16:28:05+02:00 Impacts of the photo-driven post-depositional processing on snow nitrate and its isotopes at Summit, Greenland: a model-based study Z. Jiang B. Alexander J. Savarino J. Erbland L. Geng 2021-09-01 https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4207-2021 https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/4207/2021/tc-15-4207-2021.pdf https://doaj.org/article/df85b7b45e05429db4ebf8fea9e360a3 en eng Copernicus Publications doi:10.5194/tc-15-4207-2021 1994-0416 1994-0424 https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/4207/2021/tc-15-4207-2021.pdf https://doaj.org/article/df85b7b45e05429db4ebf8fea9e360a3 undefined The Cryosphere, Vol 15, Pp 4207-4220 (2021) envir geo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2021 fttriple https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4207-2021 2023-01-22T17:50:00Z Atmospheric information embedded in ice-core nitrate is disturbed by post-depositional processing. Here we used a layered snow photochemical column model to explicitly investigate the effects of post-depositional processing on snow nitrate and its isotopes (δ15N and Δ17O) at Summit, Greenland, where post-depositional processing was thought to be minimal due to the high snow accumulation rate. We found significant redistribution of nitrate in the upper snowpack through photolysis, and up to 21 % of nitrate was lost and/or redistributed after deposition. The model indicates post-depositional processing can reproduce much of the observed δ15N seasonality, while seasonal variations in δ15N of primary nitrate are needed to reconcile the timing of the lowest seasonal δ15N. In contrast, post-depositional processing can only induce less than 2.1 ‰ seasonal Δ17O change, much smaller than the observation (9 ‰) that is ultimately determined by seasonal differences in nitrate formation pathway. Despite significant redistribution of snow nitrate in the photic zone and the associated effects on δ15N seasonality, the net annual effect of post-depositional processing is relatively small, suggesting preservation of atmospheric signals at the annual scale under the present Summit conditions. But at longer timescales when large changes in snow accumulation rate occur this post-depositional processing could become a major driver of the δ15N variability in ice-core nitrate. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland ice core The Cryosphere Unknown Greenland The Cryosphere 15 9 4207 4220 |
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Atmospheric information embedded in ice-core nitrate is disturbed by post-depositional processing. Here we used a layered snow photochemical column model to explicitly investigate the effects of post-depositional processing on snow nitrate and its isotopes (δ15N and Δ17O) at Summit, Greenland, where post-depositional processing was thought to be minimal due to the high snow accumulation rate. We found significant redistribution of nitrate in the upper snowpack through photolysis, and up to 21 % of nitrate was lost and/or redistributed after deposition. The model indicates post-depositional processing can reproduce much of the observed δ15N seasonality, while seasonal variations in δ15N of primary nitrate are needed to reconcile the timing of the lowest seasonal δ15N. In contrast, post-depositional processing can only induce less than 2.1 ‰ seasonal Δ17O change, much smaller than the observation (9 ‰) that is ultimately determined by seasonal differences in nitrate formation pathway. Despite significant redistribution of snow nitrate in the photic zone and the associated effects on δ15N seasonality, the net annual effect of post-depositional processing is relatively small, suggesting preservation of atmospheric signals at the annual scale under the present Summit conditions. But at longer timescales when large changes in snow accumulation rate occur this post-depositional processing could become a major driver of the δ15N variability in ice-core nitrate. |
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Impacts of the photo-driven post-depositional processing on snow nitrate and its isotopes at Summit, Greenland: a model-based study |
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Impacts of the photo-driven post-depositional processing on snow nitrate and its isotopes at Summit, Greenland: a model-based study |
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Impacts of the photo-driven post-depositional processing on snow nitrate and its isotopes at Summit, Greenland: a model-based study |
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