Antarctica’s Dry Valleys: A potential source of soluble iron to the Southern Ocean?

• Main Authors: Bhattachan, Abinash, Wang, Lixin, Miller, Molly F., Licht, Kathy J., D'Odorico, Paolo
• Other Authors: Department of Earth Sciences, IU School of Science
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AGU 2015
• Subjects: Antarctica; soluble iron; Southern Ocean; McMurdo Dry Valleys; McMurdo Sound; Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1805/6698

The soluble iron content and dust emission potential of sediment samples collected from the Taylor Valley in the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDVs) and sea ice in the McMurdo Sound were evaluated to determine whether inputs to the Southern Ocean may be sufficient to affect ocean productivity. Our results sh...