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DOI	10.1002/2016JD024944
	Provenance of cryoconite deposited on the glaciers of the Tibetan Plateau: New insights from Nd-Sr isotopic composition and size distribution
	Dong, Zhiwen; Kang, Shichang; Qin, Dahe; Li, Yang; Wang, Xuejia; Ren, Jiawen; Li, Xiaofei; Yang, Jiao; Qin, Xiang
发表日期	2016
ISSN	2169-897X
EISSN	2169-8996
卷号	121 期号:12
英文摘要	This study presents the Nd-Sr isotopic compositions and size distributions of cryoconite deposited on the glaciers at different locations on the Tibetan Plateau, in order to trace its source areas and the provenance of long-range transported (LRT) Asian dust on the Tibetan Plateau. The result of scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer analysis indicated that mineral dust particles were dominant in the cryoconite. Most of the cryoconite samples from the Tibetan Plateau indicated different Sr and Nd isotopic composition compared with sand from large deserts (e.g., the Taklimakan and Qaidam deserts). Some cryoconite samples showed very similar Nd-Sr isotopic ratios comparedwith those of nearby glacier basins (e.g., at Laohugou Glacier No. 12, Dongkemadi Glacier, and Shiyi Glacier), indicating the potential input of local crustal dust to cryoconite. The volume-size distribution for the cryoconite particles also indicated bimodal distribution graphs with volume median diameters ranging from 0.57 to 20 mu m and from 20 to 100 mu m, demonstrating the contribution of both LRT Asian dust and local dust inputs to cryoconite. Based on the particle size distribution, we calculated a mean number ratio of local dust contribution to cryoconite ranging from 0.7% (Baishui Glacier No.1) to 17.6% (Shiyi Glacier) on the Tibetan Plateau. In general, the marked difference in the Nd-Sr isotopic ratios of cryoconite compared with those of large deserts probably indicates that materials from the western deserts have not been easily transported to the hinterland of Tibetan Plateau by the Westerlies under the current climatic conditions, and the arid deserts on the Tibetan Plateau are the most likely sources for cryoconite deposition. The resistance of the Tibetan Plateau to the Westerlies may have caused such phenomena, especially for LRT eolian dust transported over the Tibetan Plateau. Thus, this work is of great importance in understanding the large-scale eolian dust transport and climate over the Tibetan Plateau.
学科领域	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
来源机构	中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/111839
作者单位	Chinese Acad Sci, Cold & Arid Reg Environm & Engn Res Inst, State Key Lab Cryosphere Sci, Lanzhou, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Dong, Zhiwen,Kang, Shichang,Qin, Dahe,et al. Provenance of cryoconite deposited on the glaciers of the Tibetan Plateau: New insights from Nd-Sr isotopic composition and size distribution[J]. 中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院,2016,121(12).
APA	Dong, Zhiwen.,Kang, Shichang.,Qin, Dahe.,Li, Yang.,Wang, Xuejia.,...&Qin, Xiang.(2016).Provenance of cryoconite deposited on the glaciers of the Tibetan Plateau: New insights from Nd-Sr isotopic composition and size distribution.JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES,121(12).
MLA	Dong, Zhiwen,et al."Provenance of cryoconite deposited on the glaciers of the Tibetan Plateau: New insights from Nd-Sr isotopic composition and size distribution".JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES 121.12(2016).