Sunlight-driven nitrate loss records Antarctic surface mass balance

Pete D. Akers; Joël Savarino; Nicolas Caillon; Aymeric P. M. Servettaz; Emmanuel Le Meur; Olivier Magand; Jean Martins; Cécile Agosta; Peter Crockford; Kanon Kobayashi; Shohei Hattori; Mark Curran; Tas van Ommen; Lenneke Jong; Jason L. Roberts

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31855-7

Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Sunlight-driven nitrate loss records Antarctic surface mass balance

Pete D. Akers,
Joël Savarino,
Nicolas Caillon,
Aymeric P. M. Servettaz,
Emmanuel Le Meur,
Olivier Magand,
Jean Martins,
Cécile Agosta,
Peter Crockford,
Kanon Kobayashi,
Shohei Hattori,
Mark Curran,
Tas van Ommen,
Lenneke Jong,
Jason L. Roberts

Affiliations

Pete D. Akers: Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE
Joël Savarino: Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE
Nicolas Caillon: Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE
Aymeric P. M. Servettaz: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Emmanuel Le Meur: Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE
Olivier Magand: Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE
Jean Martins: Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE
Cécile Agosta: Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, LSCE-IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay
Peter Crockford: Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Kanon Kobayashi: Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Shohei Hattori: Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Mark Curran: Australian Antarctic Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Tas van Ommen: Australian Antarctic Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Lenneke Jong: Australian Antarctic Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Jason L. Roberts: Australian Antarctic Division, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31855-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Snow accumulation rates in Antarctica can now be reconstructed from nitrate isotopes in snow and ice. This independent technique offers scientists a new tool for studying how Antarctic climate changed in the past and how it may change in the future.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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