Radioisotope constraints of Arctic deep water export to the North Atlantic

• Main Authors: Kipp, Lauren, Manus, Jerry F, Kienast, Markus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Rowan Digital Works 2021
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Central Basin; Fram Strait; Nordic Seas; North Atlantic Deep Water; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://rdw.rowan.edu/see_facpub/60; https://rdw.rowan.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=see_facpub

The export of deep water from the Arctic to the Atlantic contributes to the formation of North Atlantic Deep Water, a crucial component of global ocean circulation. Records of protactinium-231 (231Pa) and thorium-230 (230Th) in Arctic sediments can provide a measure of this export, but well-constrai...