Origin and significance of ice-rafted detritus in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean
Piston core TN057-14 from the eastern Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean contains several layers rich in volcanic tephra that were deposited during the last glacial period. Comparison with nearby cores (TN057-13PC4/ODP Site 1094) indicates that these tephra layers are correlative with the South A...
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ftucambridgeesc:oai:eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk:557 2023-05-15T13:32:21+02:00 Origin and significance of ice-rafted detritus in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean Nielsen, S. H. H. Hodell, D. A. Kamenov, G. Guilderson, T. Perfit, M. R. 2007-12 application/pdf http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/557/ http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/557/1/Hodell_3G_8_12_2007.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GC001618 en eng AGU http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/557/1/Hodell_3G_8_12_2007.pdf Nielsen, S. H. H. and Hodell, D. A. and Kamenov, G. and Guilderson, T. and Perfit, M. R. (2007) Origin and significance of ice-rafted detritus in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 8 (12). ISSN 1525-2027 DOI https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GC001618 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GC001618> 01 - Climate Change and Earth-Ocean Atmosphere Systems Article PeerReviewed 2007 ftucambridgeesc https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GC001618 2020-08-27T18:08:35Z Piston core TN057-14 from the eastern Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean contains several layers rich in volcanic tephra that were deposited during the last glacial period. Comparison with nearby cores (TN057-13PC4/ODP Site 1094) indicates that these tephra layers are correlative with the South Atlantic (SA) ice-rafted detritus (IRD) layers identified by Kanfoush et al. (2000, 2002). We analyzed the tephra for major and trace elements as well as isotopic ratios of strontium, neodymium, and lead. The elemental and isotopic composition of all tephra layers examined indicates the South Sandwich Island volcanic arc (SSI) as their dominant source, with minor input from Bouvet Island. Similar analyses of clear mineral grains (mainly feldspars, quartz, and olivine) also point to the SSI as the main source. We conclude that tephra erupted from the SSI was first deposited as air fall on sea ice and multiyear ice and then secondarily rafted to the studied sites. Deposition of the tephra-rich IRD layers was controlled by changes in sea surface temperature and sea-ice conditions in the Polar Frontal Zone of the South Atlantic, rather than Antarctic ice sheet dynamics. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Bouvet Island Ice Sheet Sea ice Southern Ocean University of Cambridge, Department of Earth Sciences: ESC Publications Antarctic Bouvet ENVELOPE(3.358,3.358,-54.422,-54.422) Bouvet Island ENVELOPE(3.358,3.358,-54.422,-54.422) Southern Ocean Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 8 12 n/a n/a |
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Piston core TN057-14 from the eastern Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean contains several layers rich in volcanic tephra that were deposited during the last glacial period. Comparison with nearby cores (TN057-13PC4/ODP Site 1094) indicates that these tephra layers are correlative with the South Atlantic (SA) ice-rafted detritus (IRD) layers identified by Kanfoush et al. (2000, 2002). We analyzed the tephra for major and trace elements as well as isotopic ratios of strontium, neodymium, and lead. The elemental and isotopic composition of all tephra layers examined indicates the South Sandwich Island volcanic arc (SSI) as their dominant source, with minor input from Bouvet Island. Similar analyses of clear mineral grains (mainly feldspars, quartz, and olivine) also point to the SSI as the main source. We conclude that tephra erupted from the SSI was first deposited as air fall on sea ice and multiyear ice and then secondarily rafted to the studied sites. Deposition of the tephra-rich IRD layers was controlled by changes in sea surface temperature and sea-ice conditions in the Polar Frontal Zone of the South Atlantic, rather than Antarctic ice sheet dynamics. |
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Nielsen, S. H. H. Hodell, D. A. Kamenov, G. Guilderson, T. Perfit, M. R. |
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Nielsen, S. H. H. Hodell, D. A. Kamenov, G. Guilderson, T. Perfit, M. R. |
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Origin and significance of ice-rafted detritus in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean |
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Origin and significance of ice-rafted detritus in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean |
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Origin and significance of ice-rafted detritus in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean |
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Origin and significance of ice-rafted detritus in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean |
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Origin and significance of ice-rafted detritus in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean |
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origin and significance of ice-rafted detritus in the atlantic sector of the southern ocean |
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http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/557/ http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/557/1/Hodell_3G_8_12_2007.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GC001618 |
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ENVELOPE(3.358,3.358,-54.422,-54.422) ENVELOPE(3.358,3.358,-54.422,-54.422) |
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Antarctic Bouvet Bouvet Island Southern Ocean |
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Antarctic Bouvet Bouvet Island Southern Ocean |
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Antarc* Antarctic Bouvet Island Ice Sheet Sea ice Southern Ocean |
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Antarc* Antarctic Bouvet Island Ice Sheet Sea ice Southern Ocean |
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