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Increased input of circumpolar deep water-borne detritus to the glacial SE Atlantic Ocean

Increased input of circumpolar deep water-borne detritus to the glacial SE Atlantic Ocean
Increased input of circumpolar deep water-borne detritus to the glacial SE Atlantic Ocean
Analysis of radiogenic isotopes in marine sediments can provide useful information on the provenance and transport of detrital material, directly relevant to paleoceanographic investigations. Here we show that the detrital Nd isotopic composition of recent SE Atlantic marine sediments matches the complex modern-day hydrography. In these same cores, glacial-interglacial isotopic variations are consistent with previous investigations (using different paleoceanographic proxies), which have shown that the relative influence of North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) into the South Atlantic was reduced during glacial periods. In a novel departure, however, we also calculate the mass accumulation rates of terrigenous material delivered by each of Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW) and NADW to demonstrate that the accumulation of detritus delivered by CDW was enhanced significantly in the glacial South Atlantic. This enhanced transport flux could be explained by an increased flow of CDW into the glacial South Atlantic and/or an increased concentration of suspended terrigenous material transported by glacial CDW.
Neodymium isotopes, detrital fractions, South Atlantic, deep water circulation, IMAGES.
1525-2027
art. 01025
Bayon, G.
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German, C.R.
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Nesbitt, R.W.
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Bertrand, P.
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Schneider, R.R.
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Bayon, G.
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German, C.R.
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Nesbitt, R.W.
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Bertrand, P.
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Bayon, G., German, C.R., Nesbitt, R.W., Bertrand, P. and Schneider, R.R. (2003) Increased input of circumpolar deep water-borne detritus to the glacial SE Atlantic Ocean. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 4 (3), art. 01025. (doi:10.1029/2002GC000371).

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Abstract

Analysis of radiogenic isotopes in marine sediments can provide useful information on the provenance and transport of detrital material, directly relevant to paleoceanographic investigations. Here we show that the detrital Nd isotopic composition of recent SE Atlantic marine sediments matches the complex modern-day hydrography. In these same cores, glacial-interglacial isotopic variations are consistent with previous investigations (using different paleoceanographic proxies), which have shown that the relative influence of North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) into the South Atlantic was reduced during glacial periods. In a novel departure, however, we also calculate the mass accumulation rates of terrigenous material delivered by each of Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW) and NADW to demonstrate that the accumulation of detritus delivered by CDW was enhanced significantly in the glacial South Atlantic. This enhanced transport flux could be explained by an increased flow of CDW into the glacial South Atlantic and/or an increased concentration of suspended terrigenous material transported by glacial CDW.

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Published date: 2003
Keywords: Neodymium isotopes, detrital fractions, South Atlantic, deep water circulation, IMAGES.

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Local EPrints ID: 1304
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/1304
ISSN: 1525-2027
PURE UUID: 45c136c0-79fd-4834-95de-56e13a3ed593

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Date deposited: 23 Apr 2004
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 04:43

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Author: G. Bayon
Author: C.R. German
Author: R.W. Nesbitt
Author: P. Bertrand
Author: R.R. Schneider

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