A 2019 study measured beryllium isotopes in sediments from Prydz Bay, Antarctica. The data includes measurements from open marine, sub-ice shelf, and subglacial depositional environments. It was published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters by researchers including Duanne A. White and David Fink.
Use Cases
- Tracing sediment source and transport pathways based on beryllium isotope concentrations.
- Analyzing sub-ice shelf circulation strength based on HCl-extractable 10Be/9Be ratios.
- Discriminating between open marine and sub-ice shelf depositional environments using isotope signatures.
- Reconstructing paleo-circulation patterns in ice sheet margins using isotopic tracers.
Strengths
- Data is associated with a peer-reviewed publication in Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
- The study covers multiple distinct depositional environments within a major Antarctic drainage system.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified as the last metadata update was 2026-06-27.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Field measurements of beryllium isotopes in sediment samples.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-27 21:40:59.809207
- Geography
- Prydz Bay, Antarctica