Chinese Journal of Polar Research

ADVANCES IN POLAR SCIENCE ›› 2009, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (1): 76-79.

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】 CHARACTERISTICS OF MAJOR IONS IN SNOW AND RIVER WATER IN SVALBARD

ZHONG Ling, KANG Shi-Chang, XU Pan-Wei, ZHANG Jiang-Gong   

  1. 1 The High School affiliated to Renmin University of China; Beijing 100080; China; 2 The Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100085; 3 The State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Lanzhou 730000; 4 Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049; China
  • Online:2009-03-30 Published:2009-03-30

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Abstract:

The study reported major ion concentrations in snow pits and river water samples collected from Longyearbyen area,Svalbard in 2007. Comparison with major ion data of snow pits collected in 1996 showed that the concentrations of the most ions in the snow pits of 2007 are much lower than those of 1996. Ionic concentrations of river water are dominated by continental source,which is contributed by the rock corrasion when the melt water flows through the bedrocks.

Key words: Arctic, Svalbard, snow pit, river, ionic concentration