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The role of atmospheric precipitation in introducing contaminants to the surface waters of the Fuglebekken catchment, Spitsbergen

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Article: 24207 | Published online: 23 Nov 2015

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Fig. 1 The sampling area location on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Collection sites for lake water (1), stream water (2) and atmospheric precipitation (3) are marked.

Fig. 1 The sampling area location on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Collection sites for lake water (1), stream water (2) and atmospheric precipitation (3) are marked.

Fig. 2 Wind rose for the days with precipitation events in Hornsund.

Fig. 2 Wind rose for the days with precipitation events in Hornsund.

Fig. 3 An output of HYSPLIT analysis of air mass back-trajectories (seven-day), expressed as frequencies of air trajectory crossing a given area and arriving to Hornsund on any of the precipitation sampling days, showing the predominance of the south-western quadrant of air mass sources.

Fig. 3 An output of HYSPLIT analysis of air mass back-trajectories (seven-day), expressed as frequencies of air trajectory crossing a given area and arriving to Hornsund on any of the precipitation sampling days, showing the predominance of the south-western quadrant of air mass sources.

Fig. 4 Air mass backward trajectory clusters (computed with HySPLIT) and their frequencies in the data set.

Fig. 4 Air mass backward trajectory clusters (computed with HySPLIT) and their frequencies in the data set.
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