Radiogenic isotope fingerprint of Wilkes Land-Adélie Coast Bottom Water in the circum-Antarctic Ocean

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Geochemistry: Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry, Oceanography: General: Water Masses, Oceanography: Physical: Deep Recirculations, Oceanography: Biological And Chemical: Chemical Tracers, Geographic Location: Antarctica (4207)

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Wilkes Land-Adélie Coast Bottom Water encompasses the bottom waters formed around the coast of East Antarctica in the area east of Prydz Bay and west of the Ross Sea (90°E-150°E). Here we show that these bottom waters have not only characteristic physical properties, but also carry a distinct radiogenic isotope signal that traces their dispersal. The Nd, Hf and Pb isotopic compositions of Circum-Antarctic ferromanganese nodules record the isotopic composition of ambient seawater. Those with the lowest Nd and Hf isotopic ratios and the highest Pb isotopic ratios are from the deep Australian-Antarctic Basin, and they fingerprint Wilkes Land-Adélie Coast Bottom Water. The data illustrate the potential value of these isotope systems as tracers of present and past deep and bottom waters in the Circum-Antarctic realm and elsewhere.

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