TY - GEN AU - Marcelli,Augusto AU - Maggi,Valter AU - Xiao,Cunde TI - Condensed Matter Researches in Cryospheric Science SN - books978-3-03921-324-5 PY - 2019/// PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KW - XAS spectroscopy KW - bacteria KW - XANES KW - mineral elements KW - X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy KW - iron geochemistry KW - ice KW - X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy KW - mineral dust KW - compositional data analysis KW - synchrotron radiation KW - dust KW - global warming hiatus KW - simultaneous measurements KW - TXRF KW - low concentration elemental analysis KW - global warming slowdown KW - paleoclimatology KW - water KW - X-ray fluorescence KW - snow KW - long-range transport KW - southern hemisphere KW - Antarctica KW - ice core KW - cryoconite KW - evaporation KW - contaminants KW - POPs KW - paleoclimate KW - XANES and LCF KW - ultra-dilution KW - particulate matter KW - trace elements KW - atmospheric mineral dust KW - cryospheric sciences KW - ice cores KW - X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy KW - droplets KW - Arctic rapid warming KW - microbiology KW - cryosphere KW - polycapillary optics KW - environment KW - Laohugou glacier KW - iron speciation KW - X-ray absorption spectroscopy KW - Arctic KW - insoluble dust N1 - Open Access N2 - The cryosphere is very sensitive to climate change, and glaciers represent one of the most important archives of atmospheric composition and its variability. From the Himalaya to the European Alps, the longest mid-latitude mountain chain in the world, lie thousands of glaciers that have collected atmospheric compounds over the last millennia. China and Italy are located at the opposite terminals of this long mountain chain, comprising strategic positions for understanding climate evolution and providing important information for the modeling of future climates. The results presented are highlights of some of the most recent advances in cryospheric studies, especially on the topic of mineral dust and aerosols in the atmosphere. They evidence the complexity of the chemical–physical processes involving solid compounds occurring in glacier, snow, and permafrost environments, covering different aspects such as spatial and temporal trends, as well as the impact of mineral and nonmineral particles. Results also show that recent advances in measurement techniques and source apportionment may be powerful and sophisticated tools to provide novel, high-quality scientific information UR - https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/1550 UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/43784 ER -