The distribution of neodymium isotopes in Arctic Ocean basins

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2645-2659

  Porcelli, Don ^a   Andersson, Per S ^b   Baskaran, M ^c   Frank, Martin ^d   Björk, Göran ^e   Semiletov, Igor ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLOW; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; SALINITY; SURFACE WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER FLOW;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA BASIN; CHUKCHI SEA; EURASIAN BASIN; LOMONOSOV RIDGE;

EID: 63249117627     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.11.046     Document Type: Article

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