Nd isotopic composition of water masses and dilution of the Mediterranean outflow along the southwest European margin

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Copard, K ^a,b   Colin, C ^a   Frank, N ^b   Jeandel, C ^b   Montero Serrano, J C ^a,b   Reverdin, G ^c   Ferron, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^d IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

deep sea corals; European margin; Nd isotopic composition; water masses

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; OCEAN HABITATS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEAWATER;

BAY OF BISCAY; DEEP-SEA CORALS; EUROPEAN MARGIN; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LABRADOR SEA; LABRADOR SEA WATERS; LITTLE ICE AGE; MEDITERRANEAN OUTFLOW WATERS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN WATERS; NORTH ATLANTIC; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR; SUBPOLAR GYRES; WATER MASS; WATER MASSES; WATER PROFILES;

NEODYMIUM;

CORAL; DEEP-SEA ORGANISM; DILUTION; GYRE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OUTFLOW; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 79960052564     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GC003529     Document Type: Article

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