Bellingshausen Sea
World ocean
Other media
- Type
- Other medium
Ocean station of De La Rocha et al. (2000); the mean ocean is +1.1 ± 0.3 ‰ (n = 69). Surface waters are made heavier by diatom uptake, deep waters lighter by opal dissolution. Coordinates from Table 2, rounded to the degree.
δ30Si in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NBS 28
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.95 ± 0.49 ‰ | 0.6 / 1.3 ‰ | 2 | Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 2 samples. 5 and 1200 m, September 1996; +0.6 ‰ at 1200 m, among the lightest. | De La Rocha et al. (2000), A first look at the distribution of the stable isotopes of sil… |
Deposits of the same type
- Southern Ocean, Drake Passage, station ANT XXIII/3 69/224
- Southern Ocean, Drake Passage, station ANT XXIII/3 69/140
- Southern Ocean (Atlantic sector), surface 52 to 60° S
- Atlantic, Brazil Basin, station KN192-5 3
- Southern Ocean (Atlantic sector), Polar Front, station PS71-104
- Subantarctic South Atlantic, Meteor Rise (TSO-5)
- Atlantic, Angola Basin, station ANT XXIII/1 69/21
- Atlantic, Angola Basin, station KN192-5 13
Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Bellingshausen Sea, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/mer-de-bellingshausen/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
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title = {Bellingshausen Sea, isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/mer-de-bellingshausen/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13