RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY ON THE NITROGEN OXYGEN RATIO IN NATURAL ICECLATHRATES IN THE GRIP ICE CORE/

Authors
PAUER F KIPFSTUHL J KUHS WF
Citation
F. Pauer et al., RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY ON THE NITROGEN OXYGEN RATIO IN NATURAL ICECLATHRATES IN THE GRIP ICE CORE/, Geophysical research letters, 22(8), 1995, pp. 969-971
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Geophysical research letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00948276
Volume
22
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Pages
969 - 971
Database
ISI
SICI code
0094-8276(1995)22:8<969:RSOTNO>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We have carried out Raman spectroscopic experiments on air clathrates in the GReenland Ice Core Project (GRIP) deep ice core. We present new N-2/O-2 measurements that markedly differ from previous measurements of the Dye-3 ice core: the N-2/O-2 ratio we observe is much closer to atmospheric. This has new implications for the interpretation of gas d istributions in ice sheets and the reconstruction of past atmospheric conditions.