Sulfate and msa in the air and snow on the greenland ice-sheet. Jaffrezo, J., L., Davidson, C., I., Legrand, M., & Dibb, J., E. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 99:1241-1253, 1994.
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Sulfate and methanesulfonic acid (MSA) concentrations in aerosol, surface snow, and snowpit samples have been measured at two sites on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Seasonal variations of the concentrations observed for these chemical species in the atmosphere are reproduced in the surface snow and preserved in the snowpit sequence. The amplitude of the variations over a year are smaller in the snow than in the air, but the ratios of the concentrations are comparable. The seasonal variations for sulfate are different at the altitude of the Ice Sheet compared to those observed at sea level, with low concentrations in winter and short episodes of elevated concentrations in spring. In contrast, the variations in concentrations of MSA are similar to those measured at sea level, with a first sequence of elevated concentrations in spring and another one during summer, and a winter low resulting from low biogenic production. The ratio MSA/sulfate clearly indicates the influence of high-latitude sources for the summer maximum of MSA, but the large impact of anthropogenic sulfate precludes any conclusion for the spring maximum. The seasonal pattern observed for these species in a snowpit sampled according to stratigraphy indicates a deficit in the accumulation of winter snow at the summit of the Greenland Ice Sheet, in agreement with some direct observations. A deeper snowpit covering the years 1985-1992 indicates the consistency of the seasonal pattern for MSA over the years, which may be linked to transport and deposition processes. C1 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV,DEPT CIVIL ENGN,PITTSBURGH,PA 15213. UNIV NEW HAMPSHIRE,INST STUDY EARTH OCEANS & SPACE,GLACIER RES GRP,DURHAM,NH 03824.
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 abstract = {Sulfate and methanesulfonic acid (MSA) concentrations
in aerosol, surface snow, and snowpit samples have been measured at
two sites on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Seasonal variations of the
concentrations observed for these chemical species in the
atmosphere are reproduced in the surface snow and preserved in the
snowpit sequence. The amplitude of the variations over a year are
smaller in the snow than in the air, but the ratios of the
concentrations are comparable. The seasonal variations for sulfate
are different at the altitude of the Ice Sheet compared to those
observed at sea level, with low concentrations in winter and short
episodes of elevated concentrations in spring. In contrast, the
variations in concentrations of MSA are similar to those measured
at sea level, with a first sequence of elevated concentrations in
spring and another one during summer, and a winter low resulting
from low biogenic production. The ratio MSA/sulfate clearly
indicates the influence of high-latitude sources for the summer
maximum of MSA, but the large impact of anthropogenic sulfate
precludes any conclusion for the spring maximum. The seasonal
pattern observed for these species in a snowpit sampled according
to stratigraphy indicates a deficit in the accumulation of winter
snow at the summit of the Greenland Ice Sheet, in agreement with
some direct observations. A deeper snowpit covering the years
1985-1992 indicates the consistency of the seasonal pattern for MSA
over the years, which may be linked to transport and deposition
processes.
C1 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV,DEPT CIVIL ENGN,PITTSBURGH,PA 15213. UNIV
NEW HAMPSHIRE,INST STUDY EARTH OCEANS & SPACE,GLACIER RES
GRP,DURHAM,NH 03824.},
 bibtype = {article},
 author = {Jaffrezo, J L and Davidson, C I and Legrand, M and Dibb, J E},
 journal = {J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.}
}

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