THE COMPOSITION OF SNOWFALL, SNOWPACK AND MELTWATER IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS - EVIDENCE FOR PREFERENTIAL ELUTION

被引:93
作者
TRANTER, M
BRIMBLECOMBE, P
DAVIES, TD
VINCENT, CE
ABRAHAMS, PW
BLACKWOOD, I
机构
[1] School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
关键词
AIR POLLUTION - Acid Rain - CHEMICAL REACTIONS - RUNOFF - Chemical Analysis;
D O I
10.1016/0004-6981(86)90092-2
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Acidic snows in a small, remote, high-altitude snowpack in the Cairngorms, Scotland, give rise to meltwaters which are proportionally rich in sulphate and nitrate. As a consequence, the within-pack snows become proportionally rich in chloride, even though depleted in solute. Preferential elution appears to be a major process in the chemical evolution of snowfall and snowpack.
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页数:9
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