THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING OF DISSOLVED AND COLLOIDAL TRACE METALS IN THE WESTERN ARCTIC OCEAN

• Main Author: Jensen, Laramie Thaniel
• Other Authors: Fitzsimmons, Jessica, Amon, Rainer, Marcantonio, Franco, Santschi, Peter
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: GEOTRACES; trace metals; biogeochemistry; Arctic Ocean; colloids; oceanography; geosciences; analytical chemistry; mass spectrometry; Arctic; Chukchi Shelf; Chukchi; Phytoplankton; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/192332

The Arctic Ocean is characterized by broad continental shelves, large river inputs, sea ice coverage, and limited exchange with other major ocean basins. This provides a unique environment in which to examine the distribution of trace metal micronutrients such as Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb....