Relocation of Major Ions in Snow along the Tundra-Taiga Ecotone (J.W. Pomeroy et al., 1993)
This research paper examines the spatial distribution and relocation of major ions in seasonal snowcover along the tundra-taiga ecotone near Inuvik, Northwest Territories, demonstrating that ion concentrations vary significantly by landscape type due to snow redistribution, temperature-gradient metamorphism, aerosol deposition, and photochemical processes. The study shows that while sulfate scales linearly with snow accumulation, sea-salt and calcium ions are enriched through dry deposition and aerosol scavenging mechanisms, with nitrate undergoing vaporization loss, resulting in a useful landscape-stratification method for extrapolating Arctic snow chemistry measurements across larger regions.
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- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- J. W. Pomeroy, P. Marsh, L. Lesack, Environment Canada, Simon Fraser University, National Hydrology Research Institute, Polar Continental Shelf Project, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, Inuvik Science Centre, Science Institute of the Northwest Territories, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
- Locations
- Trail Valley Creek, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, Whitehorse, Dawson, Tundra-Taiga ecotone, Arctic, Eskimo Lakes, Tuktoyaktuk, Beaufort Sea, Forêt Montmorency, Quebec City, Kenora, Ontario, Michigan, Plynlimon, Wales, Muskoka, Ontario, Lac LaFlamme, Quebec, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, Sept Îles, Quebec, Scottish Highlands, Eastern Canada, Eastern Quebec, Scotland
- Parameters
- snow chemistry, major ions, ion loading, snow water equivalent, sulfate (SO4²⁻), nitrate (NO3⁻), chloride (Cl⁻), sodium (Na⁺), magnesium (Mg²⁺), potassium (K⁺), calcium (Ca²⁺), hydrogen (H⁺), pH, snow density, snow crystal habit, depth hoar, temperature-gradient metamorphism, wind-blown snow, blowing snow, dry deposition, aerosol scavenging, photochemical reactions, gaseous scavenging, snow redistribution, landscape stratification, sea-salt aerosols, soil aerosols
- Pages
- 18
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