e. How this research fits in with future work being planned;

This data will contribute to the NZ ITASE current research – Holocene Climate History from Coastal Ice - by providing new knowledge on the seasonal pattern of aerosol deposited trace elements in snow. The investigation will include determining the patterns of seasonal aerosol concentrations and their sources and sinks through correlation with both site specific meteorological data and regional re-analysis data. This will assist in the interpretation of deeper ice core trace element records and our understanding of the Ross Sea tropospheric circulation system in the past.