back

Lanthanum depth profiles

Pacific Ocean 34o 41'N, 139o 54' E

Atlantic Ocean 34o 22'N, 12o 29'W

Depth (m)

La (pmol/kg)

Depth (m)

La (pmol/kg)

5

7.29

13

14.4

49

8.44

33

99

10.57

58

14.2

150

10.4

108

14.1

200

11.8

208

16.3

299

14.98

505

21.4

400

18.31

708

20.3

458

20.02

807

24

599

24.09

827

19.8

800

29.09

869

20.4

1000

31.85

913

20.3

1199

32.17

1013

20.8

1502

35.72

1013

21.3

1748

36.46

1111

20.2

1997

36.09

1212

2248

37.59

1212

21

2400

38.17

1307

20.5

2500

38.69

1307

2576

39.25

1610

21.3

1812

21.8

2019

Alibo, D. S. and Nozaki, Y., 1999. Rare earth elements in seawater: particle

association, shale-normalization and Ce oxidation. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta

63: 363-372.

Greaves, M. J., Rudnicki, M. and Elderfield, H., 1991. Rare earth elements in the Mediterranean

Sea and mixing in the Mediteranean outflow. Earth & Planet. Sci. Lett. 103: 169-181.