Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Carbonaceous Aerosols Captured in High Alpine Snow

Published

October 12, 2021

Author(s)

R H. Weissenbok, Lloyd A. Currie, C Grollert, W Kutschera, J L. Marolf, A Priller, H Puxbaum, William N. Rom, P Steier

Abstract

The capability for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) to perform submilligram ¹⁴C measurements has considerable implications for environmental carbon research, especially for tracer studies of low concentration carbonaceous aerosols in remote regions. In the present investigation it was possible to perform reliable ¹⁴C AMS measurements with carbon samples in the mass range from 30 to 60 υg. The latest findings of a pilot study of carbonaceous aerosols extracted from individual snow samples are presented. The material was collected within a 36-hour period at the Austrian high-altitude research station Sonnblick (3105 m). Significant variations of the ¹⁴C content were observed within this period.

Citation

Radiocarbon

Pub Type

Journals

Keywords

accelerator mass spectrometry, alpine sampling, carbonaceous aerosols, Mt. Sonnblick, pollution source

Citation

Weissenbok, R. , Currie, L. , Grollert, C. , Kutschera, W. , Marolf, J. , Priller, A. , Puxbaum, H. , Rom, W. and Steier, P. (2021), Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Carbonaceous Aerosols Captured in High Alpine Snow, Radiocarbon (Accessed October 18, 2025)