In:
Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 304, No. 5669 ( 2004-04-16), p. 414-417
Abstract:
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.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0036-8075
,
1095-9203
DOI:
10.1126/science.1086895
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Date:
2004
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128410-1
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2066996-3
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2060783-0
SSG:
11
