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Continental and sea ice iron sources fertilize the Southern Ocean in synergy
Person, R.; Vancoppenolle, M.; Aumont, O.; Malsang, M. (2021). Continental and sea ice iron sources fertilize the Southern Ocean in synergy. Geophys. Res. Lett. 48(23): e2021GL094761. https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2021GL094761
In: Geophysical Research Letters. American Geophysical Union: Washington. ISSN 0094-8276; e-ISSN 1944-8007, meer
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iron; cryosphere; Southern Ocean; fertilization; biological carbon pump; modeling |
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- Person, R.
- Vancoppenolle, M., meer
- Aumont, O.
- Malsang, M.
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Iron release from melting continental and sea ice is deemed important for phytoplankton, the growth of which is iron-limited in the Southern Ocean. Both sources are generally considered separately, yet their effects on the biological carbon pump could interact. Using a global ocean-sea-ice-biogeochemical model with a representation of both continental and sea ice iron sources, we find them to have an overall additive effect on phytoplankton activity, increasing carbon export by +13.9% of the Southern Ocean total, with continental ice contributing +4.5% and sea ice +8.0%. The +1.4% residual is due to a coupled fertilization effect: When the iron source from continental ice is activated, iron in sea ice increases by 16%, so does iron transport toward low production areas. Overall, this increases phytoplankton activity: Fertilization is more efficient where sea ice melts than at locations of initial iron release by continental ice. |
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