Anthropogenic iron impact on the surface productivity in the Pacific Transition Zone
Hawco and colleagues investigated the influence of industrial emissions on oceanic iron supply and its ecological consequences in the North Pacific.
Science Highlights
Some recent GEOTRACES science findings are reported below.
Trace metal effluxes from Peruvian shelf sediments
Liu and co-authors compared four methods to estimate dissolved iron fluxes from Peruvian shelf sediments, revealing large variability.
Coupling copper and neodymium data highlights the importance of the margin sources for the copper oceanic cycle
Lemaitre and co-workers analysed the dissolved concentrations and isotopes along the GEOVIDE (GA01) section in the North Atlantic Ocean.
High levels of anthropogenic lead in the Indian Ocean
Yadav and her colleagues provide comprehensive insights into the distribution and sources of dissolved lead in the Indian Ocean.
Elevated methylmercury level in Arctic rain and aerosol linked to oceanic dimethylmercury emissions
He and colleagues highlight a previously underappreciated pathway of mercury transport, underscoring its significance to human health.
Unveiling the Complexity of Lead Distribution in the Pacific Ocean: Insights from the GEOTRACES GP15 Transect
This recent study by Jiang and colleagues investigates the distribution and sources of lead in the Pacific Ocean.
Organic matter export rates along a North-South Pacific Ocean section: what three estimating methods tell us
Quay and his colleagues present estimates of the organic matter export rate along the GEOTRACES GP15 cruise section.
East-West contrasting fate and anthropogenic inputs for dissolved trace metals in the Subarctic Pacific Ocean
Chan and co-authors report the full-depth distribution of dissolved nickel, copper, zinc, and cadmium in the North Pacific Ocean.
Comprehensive quantification of the rare earth element cycle in the northwest Pacific Ocean
Cao and co-authors investigate dissolved rare earth elements and the factors controlling their distributions in the northwest Pacific Ocean.