Fig. 5. Analysis of the soluble elements in the liquid water fraction of red and white snow.
Elements were analyzed by ICPMS, and concentrations were normalized based on a 15% LWC, and expressed in M. Histograms were split based on the elemental concentration ranges, from 5–50 µM for the most abundant to <10 nM. Some elements such as C and N were not analyzed by this method. Analyzes was performed in 5 replicates. P-value was based on a Mann–Whitney test and considered significant as follows: *, P-value = 2.10−2; **, P-value = 8.10−3.