Brief communication: Analysis of organic matter in surface snow by PTR-MS - Implications for dry deposition dynamics in the Alps

Duan Materić; Elke Ludewig; Kangming Xu; Thomas Röckmann; Rupert Holzinger

doi:10.5194/tc-13-297-2019

Brief communication: Analysis of organic matter in surface snow by PTR-MS - Implications for dry deposition dynamics in the Alps

Duan Materić, Elke Ludewig, Kangming Xu, Thomas Röckmann, Rupert Holzinger

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Abstract

The exchange of organic matter (OM) between the atmosphere and snow is poorly understood due to the complex nature of OM and the convoluted processes of deposition, re-volatilisation, and chemical and biological processing. OM that is finally retained in glaciers potentially holds a valuable historical record of past atmospheric conditions; however, our understanding of the processes involved is insufficient to translate the measurements into an interpretation of the past atmosphere. This study examines the dynamic processes of post-precipitation OM change at the alpine snow surface with the goal of interpreting the processes involved in surface snow OM.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	297-307
Number of pages	11
Journal	Cryosphere
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-297-2019
Publication status	Published - 30 Jan 2019

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Acknowledgements. This work is supported by the Netherlands Earth System Science Centre (NESSC) research network and by the Dutch NWO Earth and Life Science (ALW), project 824.14.002. We thank the operators at the Sonnblick Observatory for taking the samples.

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