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The neodymium isotope fingerprint of Adélie Coast Bottom Water

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posted on 2023-05-19, 23:30 authored by Lambelet, M, van de Flierdt, T, Butler, ECV, Andrew BowieAndrew Bowie, Stephen Rintoul, Watson, RJ, Tomas Remenyi, Delphine LannuzelDelphine Lannuzel, Warner, M, Robinson, LF, Bostock, HC, Bradtmiller, LI

Adélie Land Bottom Water (ALBW), a variety of Antarctic Bottom Water formed off the Adélie Land coast of East Antarctica, ventilates the abyssal layers of the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean as well as the eastern Indian and Pacific Oceans. We present the first dissolved neodymium (Nd) isotope and concentration measurements for ALBW. The summertime signature of ALBW is characterized by εNd = −8.9, distinct from Ross Sea Bottom Water, and similar to Weddell Sea Bottom Water. Adélie Land Shelf Water, the precursor water mass for wintertime ALBW, features the least radiogenic Nd fingerprint observed around Antarctica to date (εNd = −9.9). Local geology around Antarctica is important in setting the chemical signature of individual varieties of Antarctic Bottom Water, evident from the shelf water signature, which should be considered in the absence of direct wintertime observations.

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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

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Publication title

Geophysical Research Letters

Volume

45

Issue

20

Pagination

11,247-11,256

ISSN

0094-8276

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Amer Geophysical Union

Place of publication

2000 Florida Ave Nw, Washington, USA, Dc, 20009

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Copyright 2018 The Authors. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition; Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences

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