230Th Normalization: New Insights on an Essential Tool for Quantifying Sedimentary Fluxes in the Modern and Quaternary Ocean

KM Costa, CT Hayes, RF Anderson… - Paleoceanography …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 230Th normalization is a valuable paleoceanographic tool for reconstructing high‐
resolution sediment fluxes during the late Pleistocene (last~ 500,000 years). As its …

Modelling the impact of biogenic particle flux intensity and composition on sedimentary Pa/Th

L Missiaen, LC Menviel, KJ Meissner, DM Roche… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
There is compelling evidence that millennial climate variability of the last glacial period was
associated with significant changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation …

A model study of the relative influences of scavenging and circulation on 230Th and 231Pa in the western North Atlantic

P Lerner, O Marchal, PJ Lam, W Gardner… - Deep Sea Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
The oceanic cycles of thorium-230 and protactinium-231 are affected by a number of
processes, such as removal by adsorption to settling particles and transport by ocean …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon isotopes and Pa∕ Th response to forced circulation changes: a model perspective

L Missiaen, N Bouttes, DM Roche, JC Dutay… - Climate of the …, 2020 - cp.copernicus.org
Understanding the ocean circulation changes associated with abrupt climate events is key to
better assessing climate variability and understanding its different natural modes …

Dissolved thorium isotope evidence for export productivity in the subtropical North Pacific during the late Quaternary

R Liu, M Wang, W Li, X Shi… - Geophysical Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The vast area of the North Pacific subtropical gyre (NPSG) makes it an important region in
exporting biogenic particles and carbon to the deep ocean. Nevertheless, we remain largely …

Coupled analysis of seawater and sedimentary 231Pa/230Th in the tropical Atlantic

HC Ng, LF Robinson, GH Rowland, SS Chen… - Marine Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The 231 Pa/230 Th ratio of seawater and in ocean sediments is a potentially
powerful tool in tracing oceanic processes such as the ocean circulation and marine primary …