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Polar ice stratigraphy from laser-light scattering: scattering from meltwater

  • SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

We describe a new laser-light-scattering instrument for measuring variations in dust concentration along polar ice cores. We have used this instrument with considerable success on the GISP2 ice core from central Greenland. Reproducibility is excellent and the required ice-sample size is relatively small. When combined with visual stratigraphy and ECM, the distinct annual spring/summer dust peaks we observe can be used to date the core with tree-ring-like precision. -Authors

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)504-508
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Glaciology
Volume40
Issue number136
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994

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