Paleoceanographic applications of trace-metal concentration data

Recent studies have identified a range of new applications of trace-metal concentration data in the analysis of paleoceanographic systems. In restricted anoxic marine systems, trace-metal/TOC ratios can provide insight into the degree of watermass restriction and estimates of deepwater renewal times. In such systems, secular changes in sediment trace-metal ratios may provide evidence of the chemical evolution of basinal deepwaters in response to...