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van de Flierdt, Tina; Robinson, Laura F; Adkins, Jess F; Hemming, Sidney R; Goldstein, Steven L (2006): Neodymium isotope signature of Holocene corals [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.833680, Supplement to: van de Flierdt, T et al. (2006): Temporal stability of the neodymium isotope signature of the Holocene to glacial North Atlantic. Paleoceanography, 21, PA4102, https://doi.org/10.1029/2006PA001294

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Abstract:
The neodymium isotopic composition of marine precipitates is increasingly recognized as a powerful tool for identifying changes in ocean circulation and mixing on million year to millennial timescales. Unlike nutrient proxies such as d13C or Cd/Ca, Nd isotopes are not thought to be altered in any significant way by biological processes, and thus they can serve as a quasi-conservative water mass tracer. However, the application of Nd isotopes in understanding the role of thermohaline circulation in rapid climate change is currently hindered by the lack of direct constraints on the signature of the North Atlantic end-member through time. Here we present the first results of Nd isotopes measured in U-Th-dated deep-sea corals from the New England seamounts in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Our data are consistent with the conclusion that the Nd isotopic composition of North Atlantic deep and intermediate water has remained nearly constant through the last glacial cycle. The results address long-standing concerns that there may have been significant changes in the Nd isotopic composition of the North Atlantic end-member during this interval and substantiate the applicability of this novel tracer on millennial timescales for paleoceanography research.
Coverage:
Latitude: 39.000000 * Longitude: -61.000000
Event(s):
Gregg_Seamount * Latitude: 39.000000 * Longitude: -61.000000 * Location: North Atlantic
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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  1. van de Flierdt, T; Robinson, LF; Adkins, JF et al. (2006): (Table S1) U-series ages of corals from the North Atlantic. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.833678
  2. van de Flierdt, T; Robinson, LF; Adkins, JF et al. (2006): (Table S2) Nd isotope ratios for corals from the North Atlantic. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.833679