The Effects of Iron Fertilization on Carbon Sequestration in the Southern Ocean
An unresolved issue in ocean and climate sciences is whether changes to the surface ocean input of the micronutrient iron can alter the flux of carbon to the deep ocean. During the Southern Ocean Iron Experiment, we measured an increase in the flux of particulate carbon from the surface mixed layer,...
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craaas:10.1126/science.1086895 2024-10-06T13:52:55+00:00 The Effects of Iron Fertilization on Carbon Sequestration in the Southern Ocean Buesseler, Ken O. Andrews, John E. Pike, Steven M. Charette, Matthew A. 2004 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1086895 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1086895 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 304, issue 5669, page 414-417 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 2004 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1086895 2024-09-12T04:00:50Z An unresolved issue in ocean and climate sciences is whether changes to the surface ocean input of the micronutrient iron can alter the flux of carbon to the deep ocean. During the Southern Ocean Iron Experiment, we measured an increase in the flux of particulate carbon from the surface mixed layer, as well as changes in particle cycling below the iron-fertilized patch. The flux of carbon was similar in magnitude to that of natural blooms in the Southern Ocean and thus small relative to global carbon budgets and proposed geoengineering plans to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide in the deep sea. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Ocean AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Southern Ocean Science 304 5669 414 417 |
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An unresolved issue in ocean and climate sciences is whether changes to the surface ocean input of the micronutrient iron can alter the flux of carbon to the deep ocean. During the Southern Ocean Iron Experiment, we measured an increase in the flux of particulate carbon from the surface mixed layer, as well as changes in particle cycling below the iron-fertilized patch. The flux of carbon was similar in magnitude to that of natural blooms in the Southern Ocean and thus small relative to global carbon budgets and proposed geoengineering plans to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide in the deep sea. |
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The Effects of Iron Fertilization on Carbon Sequestration in the Southern Ocean |
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The Effects of Iron Fertilization on Carbon Sequestration in the Southern Ocean |
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The Effects of Iron Fertilization on Carbon Sequestration in the Southern Ocean |
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The Effects of Iron Fertilization on Carbon Sequestration in the Southern Ocean |
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effects of iron fertilization on carbon sequestration in the southern ocean |
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