Iron Distribution in the Subtropical North Atlantic: The Pivotal Role of Colloidal Iron
Iron Distribution in the Subtropical North Atlantic: The Pivotal Role of Colloidal Iron
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北大西洋亚热带铁的分布:胶体铁的关键作用
DOI:
10.1029/2019gb006326
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Kunde K
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作者:
Kunde K
The low availability of the essential micronutrient iron (Fe) in the ocean impacts the efficiency of the biological carbon pump, and hence, it is vital to elucidate its sources, sinks, and internal cycling. We present size‐fractionated dissolved Fe (dFe, <0.2 μm) measurements from 130 surface samples and 7 full‐depth profiles from the subtropical North Atlantic during summer 2017 and demonstrate the pivotal role of colloidal (cFe, 0.02 to 0.2 μm) over soluble (sFe, <0.02 μm) Fe in controlling the dFe distribution. In the surface (<5 m), a strong west‐to‐east decrease in dFe (1.53 to 0.26 nM) was driven by a dust gradient, which retained dFe predominantly as cFe (61% to 85% of dFe), while sFe remained largely constant at 0.19 ± 0.05 nM. In the euphotic zone, the attenuation of dFe resulted from the depletion of cFe (0% to 30% of dFe), with scavenging as an important driver. In the mesopelagic, cFe was released from sinking biogenic and lithogenic particles, creating a zone of elevated dFe (0.7 to 1.0 nM) between 400 to 1100 m depth. While the ocean interior, below the mesopelagic and above the seafloor boundary, exhibited a narrow range of cFe (40% to 60% of dFe), the abyssal cFe fraction varied in range from 26% to 76% due to interactions with seafloor sediments and a hydrothermal source with almost 100% cFe. Overall, our results produced an hourglass shape for the vertical cFe‐to‐dFe fraction and highlight the primary control of cFe on the dFe distribution.
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影响因子:
5.2
作者:
C. Measures;W. Landing;Matthew T. Brown;C. Buck
通讯作者:
C. Buck
DOI:
10.1002/lom3.10057
发表时间:
2015-12
期刊:
Limnology and oceanography, methods
影响因子:
--
作者:
Floor GH;Clough R;Lohan MC;Ussher SJ;Worsfold PJ;Quétel CR
通讯作者:
Quétel CR
影响因子:
5.2
作者:
C. Mahaffey;Richard G. Williams;G. Wolff;N. Mahowald;W. Anderson;M. Woodward
通讯作者:
M. Woodward
影响因子:
5.2
作者:
A. Tagliabue;O. Aumont;L. Bopp
通讯作者:
A. Tagliabue;O. Aumont;L. Bopp
影响因子:
5.2
作者:
Milne A
通讯作者:
Milne A