Proxies and measurement techniques for mineral dust in Antarctic ice cores

Ruth, Urs; Barbante, Carlo; Bigler, Matthias; Delmonte, Barbara; Fischer, Hubertus; Gabrielli, Paolo; Gaspari, Vania; Kaufmann, Patrik; Lambert, Fabrice; Maggi, Valter; Marino, Federica; Petit, Jean-Robert; Udisti, Roberto; Wagenbach, Dietmar; Wegner, Anna; Wolff, Eric W.. 2008 Proxies and measurement techniques for mineral dust in Antarctic ice cores. Environmental Science & Technology, 42 (15). 5675-5681. 10.1021/es703078z

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Abstract/Summary

To improve quantitative interpretation of ice core aeolian dust records, a systematic methodological comparison was made. This involved methods for water-insoluble particle counting (Coulter counter and laser-sensing particle detector), soluble ion analysis (ion chromatography and continuous flow analysis), elemental analysis (inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy at pH 1 and after full acid digestion), and water insoluble elemental analysis (proton induced X-ray emission). Antarctic ice core samples covering the last deglaciation from the EPICA Dome C (EDC) and the EPICA Dronning Maud Land (EDML) cores were used. All methods correlate very well among each other, but the ratios of glacial age to Holocene concentrations, which are typically a factor similar to 100, differ between the methods by up to a factor of 2 with insoluble particles showing the largest variability. The recovery of ICP-MS measurements depends on the digestion method and is different for different elements and during different climatic periods. EDC and EDML samples have similar dust composition, which suggests a common dust source or a common mixture of sources for the two sites. The analyzed samples further reveal a change of dust composition during the last deglaciation.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1021/es703078z
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Global Science in the Antarctic Context (2005-2009) > Climate and Chemistry - Forcings and Phasings in the Earth System
ISSN:	0013-936X
NORA Subject Terms:	Meteorology and Climatology Glaciology Chemistry
Date made live:	19 Jan 2011 13:09 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11610

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1021/es703078z

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Global Science in the Antarctic Context (2005-2009) > Climate and Chemistry - Forcings and Phasings in the Earth System

ISSN:

0013-936X

NORA Subject Terms:

Meteorology and Climatology
Glaciology
Chemistry

Date made live:

19 Jan 2011 13:09 +0 (UTC)