Rare earth element distribution in Caribbean seawater: Continental inputs versus lateral transport of distinct REE compositions in subsurface water masses

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 177, Issue , 2014, Pages 172-183

  Osborne, Anne H ^a   Haley, Brian A ^b   Hathorne, Ed C ^a   Plancherel, Yves ^c   Frank, Martin ^a  

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

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Gulf of Mexico; Ocean circulation; Orinoco; Rare earths; Water masses

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC INTERMEDIATE WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEEP SEA; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; GULF OF MEXICO; ORINOCO RIVER; SOUTHERN OCEAN; STRAITS OF FLORIDA;

EID: 84957432472     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2015.03.013     Document Type: Article

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