Ukrainian Antarctic Journal

No 10-11 (2012): Ukrainian Antarctic Journal
Articles

Studying the chronology of climate change near Akademik Vernadsky Station by determination of concentrations of chemical impurities in the glacier

P.I. Budnik
Institute of Physics of the NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv
V. F. Grishchenko
Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute of the NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv
G. V. Klishevich
Institute of Physics of the NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv
N. D. Curmei
Institute of Physics of the NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv
T. I. Makarenko
Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Ore Formation of the NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv
Published December 31, 2012
Keywords
  • glacier,
  • Antarctic ice,
  • aerosol admixtures,
  • atmospheric precipitations
How to Cite
Budnik, P., Grishchenko, V. F., Klishevich, G. V., Curmei, N. D., & Makarenko, T. I. (2012). Studying the chronology of climate change near Akademik Vernadsky Station by determination of concentrations of chemical impurities in the glacier. Ukrainian Antarctic Journal, (10-11), 315-319. https://doi.org/10.33275/1727-7485.10-11.2012.317

Abstract

The results of investigations of the chemical composition of Antarctic ice samples taken from glaciers are presented. Continuous analysis of the concentration of chemical elements over the entire depth of the glacier allows identify cold and warm periods along the entire period of time ranging from the formation of the glacier. Analysis of the number of annual layers in the same-size samples of ice as well as the annual average concentration in the layer, allows one to set periods with both higher and lower amount of atmospheric precipitations.

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