From the subtropics to the central equatorial Pacific Ocean: Neodymium isotopic composition and rare earth element concentration variations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 592-618

  Grenier, Mélanie ^a   Jeandel, Catherine ^a   Lacan, François ^a   Vance, Derek ^b   Venchiarutti, Célia ^a,c   Cros, Alexandre ^a,d   Cravatte, Sophie ^a,e  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEAWATER;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BOUNDARY EXCHANGES; EASTERN EQUATORIAL PACIFIC; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; EQUATORIAL PACIFIC OCEAN; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; POTENTIAL SOURCES; RADIOGENIC VALUES;

OCEAN HABITATS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEEP WATER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACER; VOLCANIC ASH; WATER MASS;

CORAL SEA; ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SAMOA; SOLOMON SEA;

EID: 84876716365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JC008239     Document Type: Article

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