Dynamic variability of dissolved Pb and Pb isotope composition from the U.S. North Atlantic GEOTRACES transect

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 116, Issue , 2015, Pages 208-225

  Noble, Abigail E ^a,f   Echegoyen Sanz, Yolanda ^b   Boyle, Edward A ^a   Ohnemus, Daniel C ^c   Lam, Phoebe J ^c   Kayser, Rick ^a   Reuer, Matt ^a   Wu, Jingfeng ^d   Smethie, William ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^f GRADIENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; GEOTRACES; Lead; Lead isotopes; North Atlantic Ocean; Pb; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; GASOLINE; INCINERATION; ISOTOPES; LEAD; OCEANOGRAPHY; SURFACE WATERS; TRACE ELEMENTS; TROPICS; VENTILATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; GEOTRACES; LEAD ISOTOPE; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH ATLANTIC SUBTROPICAL GYRES; SUBTROPICAL UNDERWATER;

POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEEP WATER; DISSOLVED LOAD; GYRE; HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; PETROLEUM; SEAFLOOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); BERMUDA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84929947326     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.11.011     Document Type: Article

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