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@article{Paul:2015:10.1002/2015GL065625,
author = {Paul, M and van, de Flierdt T and Rehkamper, M and Khondoker, R and Weiss, D and Lohan, MC and Homoky, WB},
doi = {10.1002/2015GL065625},
journal = {Geophysical Research Letters},
pages = {8515--8521},
title = {Tracing the Agulhas leakage with lead isotopes},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2015GL065625},
volume = {20},
year = {2015}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - The transport of warm and salty waters from the Indian Ocean to the South Atlantic by the Agulhas Current constitutes a key return route of the meridional overturning circulation. Despite, the importance of the Agulhas Leakage on interoceanic exchange, its role on biogeochemical cycles is poorly documented. Here, we present the first lead (Pb) concentration and isotope data for surface seawater collected during the GEOTRACES cruise D357 in the Agulhas current system. Lead in surface waters of the Cape Basin is described by three distinct endmembers: the South African coast, open South Atlantic seawater, and Indian Ocean seawater. The latter stands out in its Pb isotopic composition and can be tracked within two distinct Agulhas rings. High Pb concentrations in the Agulhas rings further corroborate an Indian Ocean provenance of waters, and suggests that the Agulhas Leakage not only represents a major conduit for heat, but also for trace metals.
AU - Paul,M
AU - van,de Flierdt T
AU - Rehkamper,M
AU - Khondoker,R
AU - Weiss,D
AU - Lohan,MC
AU - Homoky,WB
DO - 10.1002/2015GL065625
EP - 8521
PY - 2015///
SN - 1944-8007
SP - 8515
TI - Tracing the Agulhas leakage with lead isotopes
T2 - Geophysical Research Letters
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2015GL065625
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/26942
VL - 20
ER -
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