【英文摘要】Nitrogen cycle is an important part of global change research, and record process and its environmental significance of nitrogen-containing compounds in snow and ice is one of the vital topics in cryospheric sciences. Based on the observation network of Tianshan Glaciological Station, transformation of major nitrogen-containing ions (nitrate and ammonium) in aerosol-snow-ice process is analyzed systemically, with long-term atmospheric aerosol and snow pit samples collected at three typical glaciers (Glacier No.1 at the headwaters of Urumqi River, Glacier No.51 at Haxilegen of Kuytun River and Miaoergou Flat-topped Glacier). Seasonality is displayed for nitrate and ammonium concentration in both aerosol and surface snow of Glacier No.1 at the headwaters of Urumqi River. Correlation between concentrations in aerosol and surface snow for nitrate is much higher in the wet seasons than that in the dry seasons, while correlation for ammonium is opposite from nitrate. The vertical concentration profile of major nitrogen-containing ions is influenced significantly by post-depositional process (especially for elution effect in the wet season), and the upper section of snowpack is affected more strongly than the bottom section. With a great loss for concentration-peak spacings and flux, environmental records at the upper section of snowpack are kept into ice. The mean concentration of nitrate in snowpack increases from west to east, and the concentration order of ammonium is Glacier No.51 at Haxilegen of Kuytun River < Miaoergou Flat-topped Glacier < Glacier No.1 at the headwaters of Urumqi River. The spatial distribution of nitrogen-containing ions is influenced by long-distance atmospheric dust, local anthropogenic output from industry and agriculture activities, and the sampling conditions.