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Citation:
Hegner, E et al. (2007): Radionuclides measured in surface water samples from the South Atlantic. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.60056,
Supplement to: Hegner, Ernst; Dauelsberg, Hans-Jürgen; Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M; Jeandel, Catherine; de Baar, Hein JW (2007): Nd isotopes constrain the origin of suspended particles in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 8, Q10008, doi:10.1029/2007GC001666
Abstract:
In the nutrient-rich Southern Ocean, Fe is a vital constituent controlling the growth of phytoplankton. Despite much effort, the origin and transport of Fe to the oceans are not well understood. In this study we address the issue with geochemical data and Nd isotopic compositions of suspended particle samples collected from 1997 to 1999 in the South Atlantic Sector of the Southern Ocean. Al, Th, and rare earth element (REE) concentrations as well as 143Nd/144Nd isotopic ratios in acetic acid-leached particle samples representing the lithogenic fraction delineate three major sources: (1) Patagonia and the Antarctic Peninsula provide material with eNd > -4 that is transported toward the east with the polar and subpolar front jets, (2) the south African shelf, although its influence is limited by the circumpolar circulation and wind direction, can account for material with eNd of -12 to -14 adjacent to South Africa, and (3) East Antarctica provides material with eNd of -10 to -15 to the eastern Weddell Sea and adjacent Antarctic Circumpolar Current. For this region we interpret the Nd isotopic evidence in combination with oceanographic/atmospheric constraints as evidence for supply of significant amounts of terrigenous detritus by icebergs.
Project(s):
Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Marine Sediments @ AWI (AWI_Paleo) *
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -55.991725 * Median Longitude: -12.247476 * South-bound Latitude: -75.280000 * West-bound Longitude: -69.380000 * North-bound Latitude: -39.530000 * East-bound Longitude: 20.020000
Date/Time Start: 1997-11-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1999-05-08T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: 10.0 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 10.0 m
Event(s):
Dauelsberg-track * * Latitude Start: -49.750000 * Longitude Start: 5.870000 * Latitude End: -39.530000 * Longitude End: 18.840000 * Date/Time Start: 1997-11-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1999-05-08T00:00:00 * Elevation Start: 0.0 m * Elevation End: 0.0 m * Campaign: ANT-XV/2 (PS47) * * Basis: Polarstern * * Device: Underway cruise track measurements *
Comment:
Samples collected under way from surface water with a cont. centrifuge on Polarstern on 3 expeditions: ANT-XV/2, ANT-XV/3, ANT-XVI/3. 143Nd/144Nd ratios were normalized to 146Nd/144Nd = 0.7219 and correspond to 0.511850 in La Jolla Nd standard.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethodComment
1Sample code/label *LabelRutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *cruise_sample
2DATE/TIME *Date/TimeGeocode
3LATITUDE *LatitudeGeocode
4LONGITUDE *LongitudeGeocode
5DEPTH, water *Depth watermGeocode
6Profile/sampling length *LengthkmRutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *length of sampled transect
7Particle concentration *Part concmg/lRutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *
8epsilon-Neodymium *e-NdRutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *of bulk sample
9Error, absolute *Error a±Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *2-sigma error of eNd in bulk sample
10epsilon-Neodymium *e-NdRutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *sample residue after leaching
11Error, absolute *Error a±Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *2-sigma error of eNd in residue
12epsilon-Neodymium *e-NdRutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *leached sample
13Error, absolute *Error a±Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *2-sigma error of eNd in leached sample
14Aluminium *Al%Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *
15Error, relative *Error r%Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *2-sigma error of Al
16Thorium *Thmg/kgRutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *
17Error, relative *Error r%Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *2-sigma error of Th
18Lanthanum *Lamg/kgRutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *
19Error, relative *Error r%Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *2-sigma error of La
20Neodymium *Ndmg/kgRutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *
21Error, relative *Error r%Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *2-sigma error of Nd
22Ytterbium *Ybmg/kgRutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *
23Error, relative *Error r%Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *2-sigma error of Yb
24Aluminium, particulate *Al partnmol/lRutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *
25Thorium, partiulate *Th partfmol/lRutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *
26Neodymium, particulate *Nd partpmol/lRutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M *
License:
CC-BY Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
Size:
1565 data points

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