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A Seasonal Record of Total Particulate Matter Embedded in Greenland Surface Snow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2020

J.D. Kessler ,
L.A. Currie ,
E.S. Windsor  and
D.E. Newbury
J.D. Kessler
Affiliation:
Surface and Microanalysis Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland20899USA Earth System Science Department, University of California, Irvine, CA92697USA
L.A. Currie
Affiliation:
Surface and Microanalysis Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland20899USA
E.S. Windsor
Affiliation:
Surface and Microanalysis Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland20899USA
D.E. Newbury
Affiliation:
Surface and Microanalysis Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland20899USA
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Abstract

Atmospheric aerosols are often investigated in order to gain insight into their effects on the global radiative heat budget, optical properties of the atmosphere, and their effects on human health. Characterizing the seasonal behavior of these aerosols is fundamental in understanding their climatological and air quality impacts. As part of a larger program to study the present and recent history of chemical species transported to Greenland, we analyzed a seasonal cycle of total aerosol matter scavenged from the air by surface snow.

During a “winter-over” experiment in Summit, Greenland, extending from June 1997 through March 1998, kilogram quantities of surface snow were collected, melted, and filtered onto high-purity quartz fiber filters in the field. Upon the receipt of these filters at NIST, the total particulate matter was removed from the filters and transferred to boron substrates with protocols involving resuspension, centrifugation, and filtration.’ Previous techniques that quantified multi-element particles used several different substrates.

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Forensics and Environmental Issues (Organized by J. Woodward and P. Crozier)
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 7 , Issue S2: Proceedings: Microscopy & Microanalysis 2001, Microscopy Society of America 59th Annual Meeting, Microbeam Analysis Society 35th Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California August 5-9, 2001 , August 2001 , pp. 478 - 479
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2001

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