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Chemical composition of snow cover in the taiga zone of the Komi Republic

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Quantitative chemical analysis of snow cover were carried out in background territories of the southern, middle, and northern taiga of Komi Republic. The snow cover in the taiga zone of the northeastern European Russia (Komi Republic) shows low mineralization and acid pH. The acidity of melt water is caused by the predominance of strong mineral acids and deficiency of neutralizing compounds. A statistically reliable latitudinal differentiation was revealed in the distribution of macro- and microelements in the snow from the south to the north.

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  1. Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kommunisticheskaya 28, Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, 167982, Russia

    M. I. Vasilevich, V. A. Beznosikod & B. M. Kondratenok

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Original Russian Text © M.I. Vasilevich, V.A. Beznosikod, B.M. Kondratenok, 2011, published in Vodnye Resursy, 2011, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 494–506.

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Vasilevich, M.I., Beznosikod, V.A. & Kondratenok, B.M. Chemical composition of snow cover in the taiga zone of the Komi Republic. Water Resour 38, 530–542 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807811040130

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