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Apr 2010
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Journal of Earth Science  > 2010  >  21(2): 199-209.
Ningning Zhang, Yuanqing He, Wilfred H Theakstone, Hongxi Pang. Chemical Composition of Aerosol and Fresh Snow and Tourism Influences at Baishui Glacier No. 1 from Mt. Yulong, Southeastern Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Earth Science, 2010, 21(2): 199-209. doi: 10.1007/s12583-010-0018-z
Citation: Ningning Zhang, Yuanqing He, Wilfred H Theakstone, Hongxi Pang. Chemical Composition of Aerosol and Fresh Snow and Tourism Influences at Baishui Glacier No. 1 from Mt. Yulong, Southeastern Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Earth Science, 2010, 21(2): 199-209. doi: 10.1007/s12583-010-0018-z
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Chemical Composition of Aerosol and Fresh Snow and Tourism Influences at Baishui Glacier No. 1 from Mt. Yulong, Southeastern Tibetan Plateau

doi: 10.1007/s12583-010-0018-z
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    State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Yulong Snow Mountain Glacial and Environmental Observation Station, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China

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    Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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    Institute of Environment and Climate Change Research in Western China, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China

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    School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK

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    Key Laboratory for Coast and Island Development of Ministry of Education, School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China

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    State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China

Funds:

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 40801028

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 40971019

the National Basic Research Program of China 2007CB411501

the West Light Foundation of Chinese Academy of Sciences O828A11001

the Funds from the State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences and the Lijiang City Government 

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  • Corresponding author: Zhang Ningning, 236923zh@163.com
  • Received Date: 30 Oct 2009
  • Accepted Date: 10 Jan 2010
  • Publish Date: 01 Apr 2010
    Abstract
  • Aerosol and snow samples were collected at ablation zone of Baishui (白水) Glacier No. 1, Mt. Yulong (玉龙), from May to June, 2006. The concentrations of Cl-, NO3-, SO42-, Na+, K+, Mg2+, and Ca2+ were determined by ion chromatograph both in aerosol and snow samples. The average total aerosol loading is 25.45 neq·scm-1, NO3- and Na+ are the dominant soluble ions in the aerosol, accounting for 39% and 21% of average total aerosol loading, respectively. Monsoon circulation reduces the concentration of most ions, indicating that wet scavenging is effective for aerosol particles. In snow samples, SO42- and Ca2+ are the dominant anion and cation, respectively. A lower Na+/Cl- ratio was found in fresh snow samples compared to the higher ratio that was found in aerosol samples. Analyzing the difference in SO42- and NO3- in air and fresh snow indicated that the aerosol was influenced by local circulation, but the components in fresh snow samples were from long-distance transport. Enrichment of NO3- in aerosol samples is attributed to motor exhaust emissions from tourism by calculating the SO42- /NO3- ratio in aerosol and fresh snow samples. The temporal variation and correlation coefficients between soluble species in aerosol samples suggest that Cl-, Na+ and K+ come from sea-salt aerosol, and SO42-, Mg2+ and Ca2+ are from continental crust sources.

     

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