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Ratios of Mg2+/Na+ in snowpack and an ice core at Austfonna ice cap, Svalbard, as an indicator of seasonal melting

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Title: Ratios of Mg2+/Na+ in snowpack and an ice core at Austfonna ice cap, Svalbard, as an indicator of seasonal melting
Authors: Iizuka, Yoshinori Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Igarashi, Makoto Browse this author
Kamiyama, Kokichi Browse this author
Motoyama, Hideaki Browse this author
Watanabe, Okitsugu Browse this author
Issue Date: Jun-2002
Publisher: International Glaciological Society
Journal Title: Journal of Glaciology
Volume: 48
Issue: 162
Start Page: 452
End Page: 460
Publisher DOI: 10.3189/172756502781831304
Abstract: Snowpack and ice-core samples were collected from the dome of Austfonna ice cap, Svalbard, in the spring of both 1998 and 1999. The samples were analyzed for anions, cations, pH, liquid electrical conductivity and oxygen isotopes. Concentrations of chemical components in snowpack with a history of melting were much lower than those in unmelted snowpack. There was a clear difference between Mg2+/Na+ ratios previously in melted snowpack (0.03 ± 0.02) and in unmelted snowpack (0.11 ± 0.02). We propose that the Mg2+/Na+ ratio can be used as an indicator of whether or not firn or bubbly ice in the Austfonna ice core has experienced melt percolation. The Mg2+/Na+ ratio indicates that firn or bubbly ice prior to AD 1920 was much less affected by melt percolation than firn or bubbly ice formed after 1920.
Rights: © 2002 International Glaciological Society
Relation: http://www.igsoc.org/
Type: article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/39470
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