Radionuclides measured in surface water samples from the South Atlantic

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 partic...

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Main Authors: Hegner, Ernst, Dauelsberg, Hans-Jürgen, Rutgers van der Loeff, Michiel M, Jeandel, Catherine, de Baar, Hein J W
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2007
Subjects:
Aluminium
particulate
ANT-XV/2
AWI_MarGeoChem
AWI_Paleo
CT
DATE/TIME
Dauelsberg-track
DEPTH
water
Error
absolute
relative
Lanthanum
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
Marine Geochemistry @ AWI
Neodymium
Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Marine Sediments @ AWI
Particle concentration
Polarstern
Profile/sampling length
PS47
Sample code/label
Thorium
partiulate
Underway cruise track measurements
Ytterbium
ε-Neodymium
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
East Antarctica
Patagonia
Southern Ocean
The Antarctic
Weddell
Weddell Sea
Antarc*
Antarctica
Iceberg*
Online Access:https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.60056
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.60056
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Summary: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.

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