第一次, Sr-Nd-Pb 同位素的 tracer 被用于从科马朗马山(珠穆琅玛) 在东方 Rongbuk 冰核心识别粒子的来源。结果证明在脏层的粒子主要从本地来源发源,当在非脏的层的粒子与从在西北的印度的干旱区域的灰尘的特征一致时。当灰尘暴风雨发生在西北的印度时, HYSPLIT 模型证明空气轨道在到达冰核心的钻的地点前通过西北的印度首先去,证实象在东方 Rongbuk 冰核心的灰尘的可能的来源的西北的印度。
Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic tracer was applied, for the first time, to identifying the sources of the particles in the East Rongbuk ice core from Mt. Qomalangma (Everest). The results show that the particles in the dirty layers originate mainly from local sources, while the particles in the non-dirty layers are consistent with the features of dust from the arid regions in northwestern India. The HYSPLIT model shows that the air trajectory goes first through northwestern India before reaching the drilling site of ice core when dust storms occur in northwestern India, confirming northwestern India as a possible source of dust in the East Rongbuk ice core.