Fluvial and hydrothermal input of manganese into the Arctic Ocean

• Published in: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
• Main Authors: Middag, R., de Baar, H.J.W., Laan, P., Klunder, M.B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Gakkel Ridge; Laptev Sea; Makarov Basin; Norway; Pacific; Tromso; laptev; makarov basin; Nansen; Nansen Basin
• Online Access: http://imis.nioz.nl/imis.php?module=ref&refid=231319

A total of 773 samples were analysed for dissolved manganese (Mn) in the Arctic Ocean aboard R. V. Polarstern during expedition ARK XXII/2 from 28 July until 07 October 2007 from Tromso (Norway) to Bremerhaven. Concentrations of Mn were elevated in the surface layer with concentrations of up to 6 nM...