This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Barry, R.G., 1981, Mountain Weather and Climate. Methuen, New York.
Buck, C.F., P.A. Mayewski, M.J. Spencer, S.I. Whitlow, M.S. Twickler, D. Barrett, Determination of major ions in snow and ice cores by ion chromatography, J. Chrom., 594:225–228, 1992.
Chalise, S.R., Shrestha, M., Thapa, K.B., Shrestha, B.R., and Bajracharya, B 1996 Climatological and Hydrological Atlas of Nepal, International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal.
Domrös, M. and Peng, G., 1988, The Climate of China. Springer Verlag, Berlin. 361 pp.
Goudie, A.S., 1983, Dust storms in space and time. Progr. Phys. Geogr. 7, 502–530.
Inoue, J. 1976. Climate of the Khumbu Himal. Seppyo 38 (special edition), 66–73.
Kreutz, K.J. and Sholkovitz, E., 2000, Major element, rare earth element, and sulfur isotopic composition of a high elevation firn core: Sources and transport of mineral dust in central Asia. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 1, paper 2000GC000082.
Lelieveld, J. and 26 others., 2001, The Indian Ocean Experiment: Widespread air pollution from south and southeast Asia. Science 291, 1031–1036.
Middleton, N.J., Goudie, A.S., and Wells, G.L., 1986, The frequency and source areas of dust storms. In: W.G. Nickling (ed.) Aeolian Geomorphology, Allen & Uniwin, Boston, pp. 237–259.
Shrestha, A.B., Wake, C.P. Dibb, J.E., and Whitlow, S.I., 2002, Aerosol and precipitation chemistry at a remote Himalayan site in Nepal. Aerosol Science and technology, 36, 441–456.
Shrestha, A.B., Wake, C.P., Dibb, J.E., Mayewski, P.A., Whitlow, S.I., Carmichael, G.R., and Ferm, M., 2000a, Seasonal variations in aerosol concentrations and compositions in the Nepal Himalaya. Atmos. Environ. 24, 3349–3363.
Shrestha, A., Wake, C.P., Dibb J., and Mayewski, P., 2000b, Precipitation fluctuations in the Nepal Himalaya and its vicinity and relationship with some large scale climatological parameters. International J. Climatol. 21, 317–327.
Wake, C.P., Mayewski, P.A., Qin D., Yang Q., Kang S., Whitlow, S., and Meeker, L.D., 2001, Changes in Atmospheric Circulation over the South-Eastern Tibetan Plateau over the last Two Centuries from a Himalayan Ice Core. PAGES News. Vol 9, No. 3, p. 14–16.
Wake, C. and Stievenard, M., 1996, The amount effect and oxygen isotope ratios recorded in Himalayan snow. Proceedings of the IGBP-PAGES/PEPII Nagoya Symposium, Nov. 28–Dec. 1, 1995, Nagoya, 236–241.
Wake C.P., Mayewski, P.A., Li Z., Han J., and Qin, D., 1994, Modern eolian dust deposition in central Asia. Tellus 46B, 220–233.
Wake, C.P. and Mayewski, P. A., 1993, The spatial variation of Asian dust and marine aerosol contributions to glaciochemical signals in central Asia. In G. Young (Ed.), International Symposium on Snow and Glacier Hydrology, Kathmandu. IAHS Pub. No. 218, 385–402.
Wake, C.P., Mayewski, P.A., Xie, Z., Wang, P., and Li, Z., 1993, Regional variation of monsoon and desert dust signals recorded in Asian glaciers. Geophys. Res. Lett. 20, 1411–1414.
Wake C.P., Mayewski, P.A., Wang P., Yang Q., Han J., and Xie Z., 1993, Anthropogenic sulfate and Asian dust signals in snow from Tien Shan, northwest China. Annal. Glaciol. 16, 45–52.
Whitlow, S., Mayewski, P.A., and Dibb, J.E., 1992, A comparison of major chemical species seasonal concentration and accumulation at the South Pole and Summit, Greenland. Atmos. Environ. 26A, 2045–2054.
Williams, M.W., K.A. Tonnessen, J.M. Melak and D. Yang, 1992, Sources and spatial variation of the chemical composition of snow in the Tien Shan, China, Annals Glaciol. 16, 25–32.
Williams, V.S., 1983, Present and former equilibrium-line altitudes near Mount Everest, Nepal and Tibet. Arctic and Alpine research 15, 201–211.
Yang, Q., P.A. Mayewski, E. Linder, S. Whitlow and M. Twickler. 1996, Chemical species spatial distribution and relationship to elevation and snow accumulation rate over the Greenland ice sheet. J. Geophys. Res 101, 18,629–18,637.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Wake, C.P., Mayewski, P.A., Kang, S. (2004). Climatic Interpretation of the Gradient in Glaciochemical Signals Across the Crest of the Himalaya. In: DeWayne Cecil, L., Green, J.R., Thompson, L.G. (eds) Earth Paleoenvironments: Records Preserved in Mid- and Low-Latitude Glaciers. Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2146-1_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2146-1_5
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-1-4020-2145-9
Online ISBN: 978-1-4020-2146-6
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive