SULFATE AND NITRATE CONCENTRATIONS FROM A SOUTH GREENLAND ICE CORE

被引:148
作者
MAYEWSKI, PA
LYONS, WB
SPENCER, MJ
TWICKLER, M
DANSGAARD, W
KOCI, B
DAVIDSON, CI
HONRATH, RE
机构
[1] UNIV NEW HAMPSHIRE, GLACIER RES GRP, DURHAM, NH 03824 USA
[2] UNIV NEW HAMPSHIRE, DEPT EARTH SCI, DURHAM, NH 03824 USA
[3] UNIV COPENHAGEN, GEOPHYS ISOTOPE LAB, DK-1168 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
[4] UNIV NEBRASKA, POLAR ICE CORING OFF, LINCOLN, NE 68588 USA
[5] CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV, DEPT CIVIL ENGN, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 USA
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10.1126/science.232.4753.975
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
An ice core in south Greenland covering the period 1869 to 1984 was analyzed for oxygen isotopes and chloride, nitrate, and sulfate concentrations. The data show that the "excess" (nonsea-salt) sulfate concentration has tripled since approximately 1900 to 1910 and the nitrate concentration has doubled since approximately 1955. The increase may be attributable to the deposition of these chemical species from air masses carrying North American and Eurasian anthropogenic emissions.
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页码:975 / 977
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