Geochemistry of tropical Atlantic sediments of Marine Isotope Stage 4

• Main Authors: Griffiths, James D, Barker, Stephen, Hendry, Katharine R, Thornalley, David J R, van de Flierdt, Tina, Hall, Ian R, Anderson, Robert F
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2013
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.822026; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.822026

Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) and Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) are the main conduits for the supply of dissolved silicon (silicic acid) from the deep Southern Ocean (SO) to the low-latitude surface ocean and therefore have an important control on low-latitude diatom productivity. Enhanced su...