South Pacific dissolved Nd isotope compositions and rare earth element distributions: Water mass mixing versus biogeochemical cycling

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 127, Issue , 2014, Pages 171-189

  Molina Kescher, Mario ^a   Frank, Martin ^a   Hathorne, Ed ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC INTERMEDIATE WATER; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; RADIONUCLIDE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER MASS; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 84891695652     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.11.038     Document Type: Article

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