Source characterisation of atmospheric trace metal deposition around Australia

• Main Author: Strzelec, M
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: iron; aerosols; atmospheric deposition; dust; trace metals; Garden Island; Southern Ocean; Western Shelf
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/35895/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/35895/1/Strzelec_whole_thesis.pdf

Atmospheric aerosol deposition is an important pathway for the delivery of micronutrient trace elements to the ocean. This includes the atmospheric supply of iron (Fe) to either high nutrient low chlorophyll regions (where Fe is needed for phytoplankton primary production) or to low nutrient low chl...