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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/5787| Title: | Chemical profile of the Ross ice shelf at Little America V, Antarctica |
| Authors: | National Science Foundation (U.S.) Langway, Chester C., 1929- Herron, M. M. Cragin, James H. |
| Keywords: | Antarctica Chemical properties Geochemistry Chemistry Geochronology Ionic concentrations Ions Cations Ion density Ice cores Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica EPOLAR |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Research report (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 316. |
| Description: | Research Report Abstract: Measurements of the concentrations of Na+, K+, Mg++ and Ca++ were made on 28 samples from the 255-m-deep ice core from Little America V. All concentrations decrease sharply with depth from the firn-ice transition at 52 m to somewhere between 125 m and 150 m. From 150 m to 250 m the cationic concentrations are relatively constant. This is interpreted to indicate that the ice above 125 m fell as snow on the Ross Ice Shelf and that ice below 150 m originated inland on Marie Byrd Land. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/5787 |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Report |
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