MESOSCALE STABILITY IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOME CHEMICAL ELEMENTS BASED ON CONCENTRATIONS IN SNOW COVER OF THE ALTAI TERRITORY

Abstract

Experimental data have established the preservation of mesoscale stability from year to year in the distribution of 12 chemical elements in samples of insoluble particles in the snow cover of the Altai Territory over an area of 550 × 400 km. Geometric means for the concentrations of elements and dispersion of their logarithms are presented. A substantial difference between the established distribution and the clarke values is pointed out.