First Nd isotope record of Mediterranean-Atlantic water exchange through the Moroccan Rifian Corridor during the Messinian Salinity Crisis

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 368, Issue , 2013, Pages 163-174

  Ivanovic, Ruza F ^a   Flecker, Rachel ^a   Gutjahr, Marcus ^b   Valdes, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Mediterranean Outflow Water; Mediterranean Atlantic exchange; Messinian Salinity Crisis; Nd Ca; Neodymium isotopes; Rifian Corridor

Indexed keywords

AGE CONSTRAINTS; ATLANTIC WATER; MEDITERRANEAN OUTFLOW WATERS; MESSINIAN SALINITY CRISIS; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPES; RIFIAN CORRIDOR; SALINITY FLUCTUATION; SEDIMENTARY RECORDS;

ISOTOPES; MOORING; NEODYMIUM;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

BOTTOM WATER; CALCIUM; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; MESSINIAN; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OUTFLOW; SALINITY; SEAWATER; WATER EXCHANGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MOROCCO;

EID: 84876343943     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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