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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3177-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3177-2018
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05 Oct 2018
Research article |  | 05 Oct 2018

Iron oxides in the cryoconite of glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau: abundance, speciation and implications

Zhiyuan Cong, Shaopeng Gao, Wancang Zhao, Xin Wang, Guangming Wu, Yulan Zhang, Shichang Kang, Yongqin Liu, and Junfeng Ji

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Cryoconites from glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding area were studied for iron oxides. We found that goethite is the predominant iron oxide form. Using the abundance, speciation and optical properties of iron oxides, the total light absorption was quantitatively attributed to goethite, hematite, black carbon and organic matter. Such findings are essential to understand the relative significance of anthropogenic and natural impacts.