The neodymium isotopic composition of waters masses in the eastern Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 79, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-59

  Carter, P ^a,b   Vance, D ^a   Hillenbrand, C D ^c   Smith, J A ^c   Shoosmith, D R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b RWE POWER AG   (Germany)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISSOLVED MATTER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MIXING; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OPEN WATER; PARTICULATE MATTER; SURFACE WATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRACER; WATER COLUMN; WATER LEVEL; WATER MASS;

AMUNDSEN SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST); SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84455194514     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.11.034     Document Type: Article

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