Flux of particulate elements in the North Atlantic Ocean constrained by multiple radionuclides

CT Hayes, EE Black, RF Anderson… - Global …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Sinking particles strongly regulate the distribution of reactive chemical substances in the
ocean, including particulate organic carbon and other elements (eg, P, Cd, Mn, Cu, Co, Fe …

[HTML][HTML] Continued glacial retreat linked to changing macronutrient supply along the West Antarctic Peninsula

RL Jones, MP Meredith, MC Lohan, EMS Woodward… - Marine Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract At the West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP), continued atmospheric and oceanic
warming is causing significant physical and biogeochemical changes to glaciers and the …

Activities of 223Ra and 226Ra in Fluids From the Lost City Hydrothermal Field Require Short Fluid Residence Times

WS Moore, JD Frankle… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The residence time of fluids circulating through deep‐sea hydrothermal systems influences
the extent of water‐rock reactions and the flux of major and minor elements to the ocean …

Radium isotopes across the Arctic Ocean show time scales of water mass ventilation and increasing shelf inputs

M Rutgers van der Loeff, L Kipp… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The first full transarctic section of 228Ra in surface waters measured during GEOTRACES
cruises PS94 and HLY1502 (2015) shows a consistent distribution with maximum activities …

Shelf‐basin interactions and water mass residence times in the western Arctic Ocean: Insights provided by radium isotopes

LE Kipp, DC Kadko, RS Pickart… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Radium isotopes are produced through the decay of thorium in sediments and are soluble in
seawater; thus, they are useful for tracing ocean boundary‐derived inputs to the ocean. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Revisiting 228Th as a tool for determining sedimentation and mass accumulation rates

JJ Tamborski, P Cai, M Eagle, P Henderson… - Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of 228 Th has seen limited application for determining sedimentation and mass
accumulation rates in coastal and marine environments. Recent analytical advances have …

Kinetics of thorium and particle cycling along the US GEOTRACES North Atlantic Transect

P Lerner, O Marchal, PJ Lam, K Buesseler… - Deep Sea Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
The high particle reactivity of thorium has resulted in its widespread use in tracing processes
impacting marine particles and their chemical constituents. The use of thorium isotopes as …

Testing models of thorium and particle cycling in the ocean using data from station GT11-22 of the US GEOTRACES North Atlantic section

P Lerner, O Marchal, PJ Lam, RF Anderson… - Deep Sea Research …, 2016 - Elsevier
Thorium is a highly particle-reactive element that possesses different measurable radio-
isotopes in seawater, with well-constrained production rates and very distinct half-lives. As a …

Hydrothermal vents: A previously unrecognized source of actinium-227 to the deep ocean

LE Kipp, MA Charette, DE Hammond, WS Moore - Marine Chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Actinium-227 (t 1/2= 21.77 y) is produced by decay of protactinium-231 (t 1/2=
32,760 y). Abyssal sediments are enriched in 231 Pa and thus provide a source of the more …

Timescales of hydrothermal scavenging in the South Pacific Ocean from 234Th, 230Th, and 228Th

FJ Pavia, RF Anderson, EE Black, LE Kipp… - Earth and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal activity in the deep ocean generates plumes of metal-rich particles capable of
removing certain trace elements from seawater by adsorption and sedimentation. This …