Non-conservative nature of boron in Arctic marginal ice zones

The assumption that boron concentration is a conservative property in seawater may not hold in polar seas where there is sea ice formation, ice melt and brine release, according to an analysis of Arctic brines, snow and sea ice samples.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors: Penny Vlahos, Kitack Lee, Chang-Ho Lee, Lauren Barrett, Lauren Juranek
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022
Subjects:
geo
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00552-0
https://doaj.org/article/ee873281a89c4e2ca2860a5914f6c7d1
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Summary:The assumption that boron concentration is a conservative property in seawater may not hold in polar seas where there is sea ice formation, ice melt and brine release, according to an analysis of Arctic brines, snow and sea ice samples.