Find below a summary of main GEOTRACES findings and products on neodymium research:
Atlas
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Atlantic Ocean:
Pacific Ocean:
3D scenes showing the distribution of dissolved iron in the Atlantic and the Pacific. In warm colours (red, orange, etc.) you can view high concentrations of dissolved neodymium.
Data
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Discoveries include:
Below you can find a list of science highlights of main GEOTRACES discoveries on neodymium research:
Science Highlights
The Amazonian mangrove systems accumulate and release dissolved neodymium and hafnium to the oceans
Xu and colleagues investigated the concentrations of rare earth elements in the Amazonian mangrove.
Science Highlights
Substantial trace metal input from the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption into the South Pacific Ocean
Zhang and co-workers investigate the impact of the 2022 eruption on the biogeochemistry of the South Pacific Gyre.
Science Highlights
Intrigued by Rare Earth Elements and neodymium isotopes? A review for the curious
Vanessa Hatje and a group of Rare Earth Element (REE) specialists propose an exhaustive review on the behaviour of REE.
Science Highlights
A thorough estimate of the hydrothermal plumes on neodymium concentration and isotope oceanic cycles
Basak and co-workers investigated the influence of particulate matter on neodymium distributions in the Southern East Pacific Rise Hydrothermal Plume.
Science Highlights
The development of the modern Antarctic Circumpolar Current occurred much later than previously thought!
This study is challenging the belief that the onset of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current was solely triggered by the opening and deepening of Southern Ocean Gateways.
Science Highlights
Overlooked riverine contributions of dissolved neodymium and hafnium to the Amazon estuary and oceans
Xu and colleagues investigated the isotopic composition of dissolved neodymium and hafnium along the entire salinity gradient of the Amazon estuary.
List of publications
Scroll down to view the list of GEOTRACES publications on dissolved neodymium: