@article{fdi:010079682,
  title = {{R}are earth element input and transport in the near-surface zonal current system of the {T}ropical {W}estern {P}acific},
  author = {{B}ehrens, {M}. {K}. and {P}ahnke, {K}. and {C}ravatte, {S}ophie and {M}arin, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {J}eandel, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}ontinental sources and current transport play a major role in rare earth element ({REE}, and other trace element) input and distribution in the {T}ropical {W}estern {P}acific. {H}ere, we present spatially highly resolved distributions of dissolved {REE} concentrations ([{REE}]) along three transects in the zonal (extra)equatorial current system and the {S}olomon {S}trait of the {T}ropical {W}estern {P}acific. {W}e use seawater [{REE}] in combination with direct physical oceanographic observations (e.g., current velocity data) to characterize the geochemical composition, origin and pathways of the complex surface and upper layer currents of the {T}ropical {W}estern {P}acific and to quantify the input fluxes of {REE}s. {W}e identify {P}apua {N}ew {G}uinea ({PNG}) volcanic rocks, sediments, and/or river particles as the key source adding trace elements to the equatorial eastward zonal currents of the {T}ropical {W}estern {P}acific. {O}ur and published data indicate temporal and spatial variability of this input and transport in the {PNG} source area and the equatorial eastward currents. {T}he westward currents, on the other hand, lack this {REE} input signal suggesting lateral transport of preformed seawater [{REE}]. {A}t the transition between these zonal eastward and westward currents, our data indicate lateral mixing of {E}astern and {W}estern {P}acific source waters.},
  keywords = {rare earth elements ; zonal current system ; {GEOTRACES} ; {PACIFIQUE} {OUEST} ; {SALOMON} {MER} ; {PAPOUASIE} {NOUVELLE} {GUINEE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}arth and {P}lanetary {S}cience {L}etters},
  volume = {549},
  numero = {},
  pages = {116496 [11p.]},
  ISSN = {0012-821{X}},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116496},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079682},
}