Ice-sheet driven weathering input and water mass mixing in the Nordic Seas during the last 25,000 years
Earth and Planetary Science Letters(2019)
Abstract
Neodymium (Nd) isotopes are a powerful proxy tool for reconstructing past changes in water mass mixing, but reliable application of this proxy requires constraints on past changes of source water compositions. A key region of the global deep water circulation system are the Nordic Seas, which provide dense waters fundamental for the formation of North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW). Yet, the Nd isotope evolution of past deep waters in the Nordic Seas is so far poorly constrained. Here we present the first reconstructions of seawater Nd isotope compositions extracted from marine sediments at two locations in the central and northern Nordic Seas covering the period from the last glacial to the present. Further insights into past changes in sediment provenance, weathering inputs and water mass mixing are provided by complementary seawater and detrital strontium (Sr) and lead (Pb) isotope compositions.
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Nordic Seas,ice sheets,weathering,provenance,radiogenic isotopes,deglaciation
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