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http://dx.doi.org/10.5572/ajae.2011.5.3.196

A Preliminary Study on a Method for the Morphological and Quantitative Analyses of Individual Snow Crystals and Its Application for Field Measurement  

Ma, Chang-Jin (Department of Environmental Science, Fukuoka Women's University)
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Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment / v.5, no.3, 2011 , pp. 196-203 More about this Journal
Abstract
The main aim of this study is to establish methods of morphological preservation and elemental quantification for individual snow crystals. Individual snow crystals were collected at a height of 20 m above ground level. To stabilize and preserve the original morphologies of the snow crystals, cyanoacrylate, which has been used to fix liquid droplets, was applied (Kasahara et al., 2000). Several different kinds of snow crystals (dendrite, sectored plate, quasi-sectored plate, and hexagonal plate) were successively stabilized using this method. The stabilized snow crystals were pretreated with acetone, and then the elemental components contained in a whole snow crystal were quantified with the Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) analytical technique. The snow crystal residual composition determined in the present study was dominated by sulfur and mineral components, and the elemental mass showed an apparent crystal size dependence, where the elemental mass gradually decreased as the crystal size increased.
Keywords
Snow crystal; Snow scavenging; Stabilization; Elements; PIXE; Particle;
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