Chen and co-workers analyzed an array of trace metals together with Rare Earth Elements in a salinity gradient in the Jinhae Bay, the largest semi-enclosed bay in South Korea…
Jul / 08 / 2021
Rare Earth Elements
Variable dissolution rates and fates of lithogenic tracers at the air-sea interface
Roy-Barman and co-authors established the dissolution rates from Saharan dust reaching Mediterranean seawater.
May / 04 / 2021
Adding external sources allow a better simulation of the oceanic rare earth elements cycles
Oka and colleagues demonstrate that the global distribution of REE can be reproduced by considering the internal cycle associated with reversible scavenging and external REEs inputs around continental regions.
Mar / 26 / 2021
The power of combining geochemical tracer data with direct current measurements
Learn about new discoveries done combining seawater Rare Earth Elements concentrations and direct physical oceanographic observations
Oct / 14 / 2020
Rare Earth Elements and neodymium isotopes as tracers in the Mediterranean Sea
Garcia-Solsona and co-workers analysed 9 seawater stations around the central Mediterranean Sea
Jul / 02 / 2020
Rare Earth distribution and pattern anomalies in the Solomon Sea
The Solomon Sea is surrounded by high and intensively weathered islands. Its complex topography and hydrography make this area a potential source of trace elements to the waters flowing through […]
Dec / 16 / 2019
Rare Earth Elements are less and less natural tracers in the ocean
This verdict is well illustrated by the recent study of Rodrigo Pedreira (2018, see reference below) off the North East Brazilian coast. His Rare Earth Elements (REE) data reveal marked […]
Sep / 19 / 2018
Short-Term Variability of Dissolved Rare Earth Elements and Neodymium Isotopes in the Entire Water Column of the Panama Basin
Patricia Grasse and co-workers (2017, see reference below) present new dissolved neodymium isotope compositions (εNd) and rare earth element (REE) concentrations from the Panama Basin. REE concentrations peak at the […]
Oct / 05 / 2017
Dissolved neodymium isotopes and Rare Earth Elements combined with oxygen isotopes trace water masses in the Fram Strait
Georgi Laukert and co-workers (2017, see reference below) provide new insights into the sources, distribution and mixing of water masses passing the Fram Strait, the gateway between the Arctic Ocean […]
Feb / 02 / 2017