Rare Earth Element Behavior in a Sandy Subterranean Estuary of the Southern North Sea

The use of rare earth elements (REEs) as tracers for oceanic processes requires knowledge and quantification of their sources and sinks. Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) has been suggested to be a potentially important source of REEs and other trace elements to the ocean. To investigate the pro...

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Main Authors: Ronja Paffrath, Katharina Pahnke, Melanie K. Behrens, Anja Reckhardt, Claudia Ehlert, Bernhard Schnetger, Hans-Jürgen Brumsack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00424/full