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Importance of Hydrothermal Vents in Scavenging Removal of 230 Th in the Nansen Basin
Author(s) -
Valk O.,
Rutgers van der Loeff M. M.,
Geibert W.,
Gdaniec S.,
Rijkenberg M. J. A.,
Moran S. B.,
Lepore K.,
Edwards R. L.,
Lu Y.,
Puigcorbé V.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2018gl079829
Subject(s) - geotraces , scavenging , particulates , geology , ridge , hydrothermal circulation , oceanography , arctic , structural basin , hydrothermal vent , environmental science , geochemistry , seawater , paleontology , chemistry , biochemistry , organic chemistry , antioxidant
In this study we present dissolved and particulate 230 Th and 232 Th results, as well as particulate 234 Th data, obtained as part of the GEOTRACES central Arctic Ocean sections GN04 (2015) and IPY11 (2007). Samples were analyzed following GEOTRACES methods and compared to previous results from 1991. We observe significant decreases in 230 Th concentrations in the deep waters of the Nansen Basin. We ascribe this nonsteady state removal process to a variable release and scavenging of trace metals near an ultraslow spreading ridge. This finding demonstrates that hydrothermal scavenging in the deep‐sea may vary on annual time scales and highlights the importance of repeated GEOTRACES sections.