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Yttrium depth profiles

Pacific Ocean 34° 41' N, 139° 54' E

Atlantic Ocean 26° 30' N, 37° 2' W

Depth (m)

Y (pmol/kg)

Depth (m)

Y (pmol/kg)

5

71.4

10

113

49

76.2

40

127

99

83.3

200

144

150

88.2

300

151

200

93.5

600

176

299

109.6

800

164

400

121.1

1000

164

458

130.2

1200

173

599

151.8

1700

171

800

175.7

2000

182

1000

193.4

2100

198

1199

200.6

1502

216.0

1748

220.0

1997

227.3

2248

227.7

2400

236.6

2500

237.8

2576

234.5

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.

Alibo, D. S., Nozaki, Y., and Jeandel, C., 1999. Indium and yttrium in North Atlantic and Mediterranean waters: comparison to the

 Pacific data. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 63, 1991-1999.