Dissolved and particulate trace metals in hydrothermal plumes at the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge
James, R.H. and Elderfield, H. (1996) Dissolved and particulate trace metals in hydrothermal plumes at the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge. Geophysical Research Letters, 23, (23), 3499-3502. (doi:10.1029/96GL01588).
Download
Full text not available from this repository.
Description/Abstract
Seawater samples from the non‐buoyant plume have been collected at the TAG (26°N) and Snakepit (23°N) hydrothermal sites on the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge (MAR), and analysed for dissolved (<0.4 µm) and particulate (>0.4 µm) trace metals. Up to 50% of vent fluid Fe is present in the <0.4 µm fraction in the non‐buoyant plume. Increases in particulate concentrations of Cd are accompanied by a reduction in dissolved Cd to levels below ambient seawater. We show that dissolved Cd is scavenged from seawater in the buoyant section of the plume while Cd re‐dissolves from the particles in the non‐buoyant plume. Up to 43% of hydrothermally injected Cu is found in the <0.4 µm fraction in the non‐buoyant plume.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| ISSNs: | 0094-8276 (print) |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GC Oceanography Q Science > QD Chemistry Q Science > QE Geology |
| Divisions: | National Oceanography Centre (NERC) > Marine Geoscience |
| Item ID: | 210255 |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Feb 2012 12:05 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Apr 2013 01:27 |
| Contributors: | James, R.H. (Author) Elderfield, H. (Author) |
| Date: | 1996 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/210255 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
