Deposition, accumulation, and alteration of Cl super(-), NO sub(3) super(-), ClO sub(4) super(-) and ClO sub(3) super(-) salts in a hyper-arid polar environment: Mass balance and isotopic constraints

• Published in: Geochimica et cosmochimica acta Vol. 182; pp. 197 - 215
• Main Authors: Jacksona, Andrew, Davilab, Alfonso F, Bohlkec, John Karl, Sturchiod, Neil C, Sevanthia, Ritesh, Estradaa, Nubia, Brundretta, Maeghan, Lacellee, Denis, McKayf, Christopher P, Poghosyang, Armen, Pollardh, Wayne, Zacnyi, Kris
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Alterations; Deposition; Drying; Glaciers; Permafrost; Sediments; Soils; Valleys; PS, Antarctica; Antarctica, Victoria Land, McMurdo Dry Valley

The salt fraction in permafrost soils/sediments of the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV) of Antarctica can be used as a proxy for cold desert geochemical processes and paleoclimate reconstruction. Previous analyses of the salt fraction in MDV permafrost soils have largely been conducted in coastal regions w...