Distribution of copper, zinc and cadmium in the southern ocean south of South Africa

Analysis and interpretation was carried out on trace metal samples (Cu,Zn,Cd) collected in the Southern Ocean south of South Africa. The results tentatively show that there is a significant copper flux from interstitial waters of the Weddell - Enderby basins. There is little evidence that these trace metals follow the systematics of nutrients throughout the water column; advection appears to play an important role in determining the vertical distribution of these chemical components.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Geological Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

1982

Author dc:creator

• Monteiro, Pedro M S

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14561

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/14561