THE SNOWS OF INTERIOR ALASKA

被引:8
作者
SHAW, GE
SHAW, JA
SHAW, RA
机构
[1] NOAA, WAVE PROPAGAT LAB, BOULDER, CO 80303 USA
[2] BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV, DEPT PHYS, PROVO, UT 84602 USA
来源
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT PART A-GENERAL TOPICS | 1993年 / 27卷 / 13期
关键词
SNOW CONTAMINATION; ARCTIC HAZE; AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE;
D O I
10.1016/0960-1686(93)90281-3
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Measurements of the ionic composition of snow from interior Alaska (latitude 65-degrees-N) show clearly that the snowpack is very clean, in spite of the fact that the atmosphere is rather contaminated from general Arctic-wide air pollution known as ''Arctic haze''. This dichotomy suggests a lower than world-average value for the removal rate of aged air contaminants in the Arctic. A model, based on general principles of physics, gives results consistent with the observations of lowered-rate of removal of Arctic contaminants.
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页码:2091 / 2096
页数:6
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