Composite Ice Core Records of Lead in Antarctica From 1600 to 2010 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Composite Ice Core Records of Lead in Antarctica From 1600 to 2010

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This graph shows composite ice core records of lead in Antarctica from 1600 to 2010. The areas shaded in blue and red indicate when lead values were below or above the 410-year average, respectively, highlighting the dramatic change before and after industrialization in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Desert Research Institute

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