RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY ON THE NITROGEN/OXYGEN RATIO IN NATURAL ICE CLATHRATES IN THE GRIP ICE CORE

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PAUER, F [1 ]
KIPFSTUHL, J [1 ]
KUHS, WF [1 ]
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[1] UNIV GOTTINGEN, INST KRISTALLOG MINERAL, D-37077 GOTTINGEN, GERMANY
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10.1029/95GL00705
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
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We have carried out Raman spectroscopic experiments on air clathrates in the GReenland Ice Core Project (GRIP) deep ice core. We present new N-2/O-2 measurements that markedly differ from previous measurements of the Dye-3 ice core: the N-2/O-2 ratio we observe is much closer to atmospheric. This has new implications for the interpretation of gas distributions in ice sheets and the reconstruction of past atmospheric conditions.
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