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Lithogenic particle flux to the subantarctic Southern Ocean: a multi-tracer estimate using sediment trap samples (publication data)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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This dataset contains temporal and compositional data on the Southern Ocean Time Series (SOTS) 1000 m depth sediment trap between 2010 and 2019. This study has added new data on 40 trace metals and isotopes (TEIs) in addition to the sinking particle flux data available on the Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN portal) and published in Wynn-Edwards et al. (2020; Frontiers in Earth Science). The TEI data was collected by strong acid digestion of archived SOTS 1000 m sinking particle samples collected from sediment trap deployments from 2010 to 2019. Following digestion, sinking particle samples were analysed for TEI concentration at the UTAS Central Science Laboratory using High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (HR-ICP-MS). The data presented here contains TEI concentration data, elemental fluxes calculated from the sediment trap mass fluxes (Wynn-Edwards et al., 2020) and a range of lithogenic particle fluxes derived from various upper continental crust concentrations reported in the literature. Several iterations of lithogenic flux are included for key lithogenic tracers Al, Fe, Ti and Th, with some mean fluxes of the combination of these tracers included. Here, several multi-tracer lithogenic fluxes are included based on the inclusion of Th concentrations using isotope dilution or linear calibration methods. The final lithogenic fluxes used in the publication are linearly calibrated Al, Ti, Fe and Th flithogenic fluxes and the mean value of these four tracers. Additional V and Pb tracer concentrations were used to assess anthropogenic influences. These results were used to estimate seasonal and interannual lithogenic particle flux in the subantarctic Southern Ocean. Additionally, particle composition, sources and provenance were examined using the attached data. The findings were used to provide an estimate of dust deposition in the subantarctic Southern Ocean south of Australia, contextualised by particle trajectory reanalysis, satellite data products and biogeochemical processes.

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Field Value
Title Lithogenic particle flux to the subantarctic Southern Ocean: a multi-tracer estimate using sediment trap samples (publication data)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/436907ac-7606-4b24-82c3-659bd2fc91b9
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
christopher.traill@utas.edu.au
Reference Period 19/09/2010 - 06/03/2019
Geospatial Coverage
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Lithogenic particle flux to the subantarctic Southern Ocean: a multi-tracer estimate using sediment trap samples (publication data)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/lithogenic-particle-flux-to-the-subantarctic-southern-ocean-a-multi-tracer-estimate-using-sedim