Bertram, Caroline J; Elderfield, Henry; Shackleton, Nicholas J; McDonald, J A (1995): Cadmium/Calcium and stable isotope ratios of benthic foraminifera from the northeast Atlantic Ocean [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.734015, Supplement to: Bertram, CJ et al. (1995): Cadmium/calcium and carbon isotope reconstructions of the glacial northeast Atlantic Ocean. Paleoceanography, 10(3), 563-578, https://doi.org/10.1029/94PA03058
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Abstract:
The delta13C and Cd measurements from benthic foraminifera from Biogeochemical Ocean Flux Study (BOFS) northeast Atlantic Ocean sediment cores are presented. The delta13C values in glacial foraminifera are consistent with those from elsewhere in the North Atlantic Ocean. For intermediate water (1000 - 2000 m water depth), delta13C values were higher at the last glacial maximum than in present North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW), whereas for deep water (>2000 m) they were lower during the glacial maximum. The Cd concentrations of glacial northeast Atlantic intermediate water were lower than those of present NADW. However, deepwater Cd concentrations increased to values between NADW and present Pacific Deep Water (PDW). The delta13C and Cd data are consistent and show that the northeast Atlantic Ocean was strongly stratified with 13C enriched, low Cd intermediate water overlying 13C depleted, high Cd deep water. The glacial water column comprised two different water masses: deep water, similar in character to present Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW), and intermediate water, different in character from both AABW and NADW, and any present intermediate-depth North Atlantic water. The characteristics of glacial intermediate water were, however, similar to present near-surface waters in the North Atlantic, which suggests rapid ventilation of the glacial ocean to depths of up to 2000 m by cold, nutrient-depleted young surface waters.
Project(s):
Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 42.051475 * Median Longitude: -35.062225 * South-bound Latitude: -3.616700 * West-bound Longitude: -83.966700 * North-bound Latitude: 58.628800 * East-bound Longitude: -16.501400
Date/Time Start: 1989-08-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1989-08-10T00:00:00
Event(s):
BOFS11K (BOFS11891#4) * Latitude: 55.192800 * Longitude: -20.345900 * Date/Time: 1989-08-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2004.0 m * Location: Northeast Atlantic * Campaign: D184 * Basis: Discovery (1962) * Method/Device: Kasten corer (KAL) * Comment: BOFS-ID 5710
BOFS14K (BOFS11896#1) * Latitude: 58.628800 * Longitude: -19.434900 * Date/Time: 1989-08-03T00:00:00 * Elevation: -1756.0 m * Location: Northeast Atlantic * Campaign: D184 * Basis: Discovery (1962) * Method/Device: Kasten corer (KAL) * Comment: BOFS-ID 5865
BOFS17K (BOFS11905#1) * Latitude: 58.001000 * Longitude: -16.501400 * Date/Time: 1989-08-10T00:00:00 * Elevation: -1150.0 m * Location: Northeast Atlantic * Campaign: D184 * Basis: Discovery (1962) * Method/Device: Kasten corer (KAL) * Comment: BOFS-ID 6295
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- Bertram, CJ; Elderfield, H; Shackleton, NJ et al. (1995): (Table B3) Cadmium/calcium ratio of sediment core BOFS11K. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.199653
- Bertram, CJ; Elderfield, H; Shackleton, NJ et al. (1995): (Table B2) Cadmium/calcium ratio of sediment core BOFS14K. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.199654
- Bertram, CJ; Elderfield, H; Shackleton, NJ et al. (1995): (Table B1) Cadmium/calcium ratio of sediment core BOFS17K. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.199655
- Bertram, CJ; Elderfield, H; Shackleton, NJ et al. (1995): (Table A1) Cadmium/Calcium ratio of sediment core TR163-31. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.55547