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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > SODIUM

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SODIUM  

DEFINITION

  • The major ions, sodium (Na+), calcium (Ca2+), and chloride (Cl−), deposited in central Antarctica and preserved in ice cores originate from both marine and continental sources. They provide important proxy records, helping to reconstruct past climatic processes.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2015-10-29 15:29:32.0 [aaleman] Insert Concept add broader relation (SODIUM [c692e8e4-b920-4eb5-86c3-b5f6121fec4b,158437] - ICE CORE RECORDS [dba19648-3f52-48ba-b00b-8527d44c4d74,83895]);
  • 2017-03-15 13:36:49.0 [mmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: The major ions, sodium (Na+), calcium (Ca2+), and chloride (Cl−), deposited in central Antarctica and preserved in ice cores originate from both marine and continental sources. They provide important proxy records, helping to reconstruct past climatic processes. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/c692e8e4-b920-4eb5-86c3-b5f6121fec4b

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