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Tracing dust provenance and paleoclimate in the Wasatch Mountains using strontium isotopes Olivia Miller
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Tracing dust provenance and paleoclimate in the Wasatch Mountains using strontium isotopes

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Tracing dust provenance and paleoclimate in the Wasatch Mountains using strontium isotopes . Olivia Miller. Previous work. Sr ratio in soil water taken up by the trees moves towards that of water (.71). . ( Goran , 1994). ( Grousset and Biscaye , 2005). Dust landing on snow. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Page 1: Tracing dust provenance and paleoclimate in the Wasatch Mountains using strontium isotopes

Tracing dust provenance and paleoclimate in the Wasatch Mountains using strontium isotopes

Olivia Miller

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Previous work

(Grousset and Biscaye, 2005) (Goran, 1994)

Sr ratio in soil water taken up by the trees moves towards that of water (.71).

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Dust landing on snow

Black = observedPurple = modeled without dust

• Earlier melt and less runoff• Dust increases with drought and soil

disturbance

~85% of SLC water comes snowmelt water

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Deficiencies my study will address

Where is the dust coming from?Can we see the dust record in tree rings?Is the dust source changing over time?