Provenance of dust to Antarctica: A lead isotopic perspective

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Antarctic ice preserves an ~800 kyr record of dust activity in the Southern Hemisphere. Major efforts have been dedicated to elucidate the origin of this material in order to gain greater insight into the atmospheric dust cycle. On the basis of Pb isotopes in Antarctic dust samples and potential sources, this contribution demonstrates for the first time that Patagonia is the main contributor of dust to Antarctica during interglacial periods as well as glacials, although the potential importance of Tierra del Fuego remains unclear because of its geochemical similarities to Patagonia. An important new finding is that the Puna-Altiplano sector of the continent is a second important dust source to eastern Antarctica during both glacials and interglacials, being more prominent during interglacials. The data indicate South America is the primary dust source to Antarctica during both glacials and interglacials.

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Gili, S., Gaiero, D. M., Goldstein, S. L., Chemale, F., Koester, E., Jweda, J., … Kaplan, M. R. (2016). Provenance of dust to Antarctica: A lead isotopic perspective. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(5), 2291–2298. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL068244

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