Large flux of iron from the Amery Ice Shelf marine ice to Prydz Bay, East Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Herraiz-Borreguero, L, Lannuzel, D, van der Merwe, P, Treverrow, A, Pedro, JB
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. 2016
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Chemical Oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Prydz Bay; Amery; Amery Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica Journal; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JC011687; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/111806

The Antarctic continental shelf supports a high level of marine primary productivity and is a globally important carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) sink through the photosynthetic fixation of CO 2 via the biological pump. Sustaining such high productivity requires a large supply of the essential micronutrient i...