Articles | Volume 25, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1385-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1385-2025
Measurement report
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31 Jan 2025
Measurement report |  | 31 Jan 2025

Measurement Report: Changes in ammonia emissions since the 18th century in south-eastern Europe inferred from an Elbrus (Caucasus, Russia) ice-core record

Michel Legrand, Mstislav Vorobyev, Daria Bokuchava, Stanislav Kutuzov, Andreas Plach, Andreas Stohl, Alexandra Khairedinova, Vladimir Mikhalenko, Maria Vinogradova, Sabine Eckhardt, and Susanne Preunkert

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  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1381', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Jul 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1381', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Jul 2024
  • RC3: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1381', Anonymous Referee #3, 30 Jul 2024

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Mstislav Vorobyev on behalf of the Authors (05 Nov 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (26 Nov 2024) by Amos Tai
AR by Mstislav Vorobyev on behalf of the Authors (28 Nov 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (29 Nov 2024) by Amos Tai
AR by Mstislav Vorobyev on behalf of the Authors (03 Dec 2024)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Past atmospheric NH3 pollution in south-eastern Europe was reconstructed by analysing ammonium in an ice core drilled at the Mount Elbrus (Caucasus, Russia). The observed 3.5-fold increase in ice concentrations between 1750 and 1990 CE is in good agreement with estimated past dominant ammonia emissions from agriculture, mainly from south European Russia and Türkiye. In contrast to present-day conditions, the ammonium level observed in 1750 CE indicates significant natural emissions at that time.
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