Earth System Science Theme Leader

本研究由两部分组成。1.这项工作将利用机遇船(从事其他活动、商业或研究的船舶)作为平台，在遥远的海洋区域收集气溶胶样本。这些结果将使我们能够估计大气中氮、磷和铁等关键营养物质的供应对海洋生产力的重要性，以及这种情况在未来可能会发生什么变化。2.这项工作将着眼于是什么控制了北海北部关键营养氮的循环，以及这如何影响浮游植物的生产力，最终影响鱼类的产量。

This research has tow components. 1. The work will use ships of opportunity (ships engaged in other activities, commercial or research) as platforms to collect aerosol samples in remote regions of the ocean. The results will allow us to estimate how important atmospheric supply of key nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and iron is to the productivity of the oceans, and how this may change in the future. 2. The work will look at what controls the cycling of the key nutrient nitrogen in the Northern North Sea and how this affects the productivity of phytoplankton which ultimately influences the production of fish.