The difference of atmospheric chemical loadings shown by electrical conductivity of snow
and ice between Antarctica, Arctic and Qinghai Tibetan Plateau |
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Abstract: | The
relationship of ECM with ice acidity and impurities concentrations are much different between
the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau and the polar regions. On the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau, ECM is
dependent on the mineral ions (i.e., Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , SO 2- 4, etc.) mainly derived from
crustal sources, thus displays a positive linear correlation between ECM and these ions. While
in polar ice sheets, however, ECM of snow and ice is mainly dependent on the acidic roots such
as Cl -, SO 2- 4 and NO - 3 that mostly come from ocean. Therefore, there is good
relationship between ECM and concentration of H +. However, the relationship between ECM
and major ions has complicated geographical differentiation in the whole Arctic. For instance,
there no longer exits the same simple relationship in the central Arctic as that in the Greenland
Ice Sheet, probably due to the disturbance of Arctic haze. In general, ECM of snow and ice is a
potential indicator of atmospheirc envirmment of cold regions. |
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