Neodymium isotopic composition and rare earth element concentrations in the deep and intermediate Nordic Seas: Constraints on the Iceland Scotland Overflow Water signature

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Lacan, François ^a,b   Jeandel, Catherine ^a  

^a LEGOS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Iceland Scotland Overflow Water; Neodymium isotopic composition; Nordic seas; North Atlantic; Rare earth; Sediment water mass interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 17044403138     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GC000742     Document Type: Article

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