Recent sedimentation in the Black Sea: New insights from radionuclide distributions and sulfur isotopes
Title: Recent sedimentation in the Black Sea: New insights from radionuclide distributions and sulfur isotopes.
Author: Yücel, Mustafa; Moore, Willard S.; Butler, Ian B.; Boyce, Adrian; Luther, George W.
Reference: Deep-Sea Research Part I, Oceanographic Research Papers. Aug2012, Vol. 66, p103-113. 11p.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2012.04.007
Keywords: Black Sea; Sediment; Mass accumulation rate; Pyrite; Sulfur isotope
Abstract: ► Mass accumulation rates (MAR) in the abyssal Black Sea were 61 to 76 g m−2 yr−1. ► These values point to increasing MARs for the past century. ► In the cores with turbidites, we used Chernobyl-derived Cs-137 to compute MAR. ► In turbidite-impacted cores, MAR can be as high as 5230 g m−2 yr−1. ► Fast deposition was reflected in the pyrite sulfur isotopic ratios as well.
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096706371200088X