Science

This section presents the GEOTRACES scientific activities.

 

Nutrient-OMICS coupling approach reveals unexpected actors for atmospheric carbon sequestration

Sharma and colleagues investigated the role of clay minerals in strengthening the marine biological pump.

06.01.2025

Distribution and fate of the lithogenic and anthropogenic aerosols over the Mediterranean and Black Seas

Shelley and co-authors propose an extensive coverage of the distribution and fate of the lithogenic and anthropogenic aerosols over the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

09.12.2024

News on the dinitrogen fixation mechanisms across the North-South Indian Ocean

Chowdhury and his colleagues provide an extensive study of the dinitrogen fixation mechanisms from the tropical to the austral Indian Ocean.

When covariance of trace metals and prokaryotic taxa are tagging water masses (Southern Indian Ocean)

Zhang and colleagues investigated the potential reciprocal links between diverse prokaryotic taxa and concentrations of trace elements.

06.12.2024

Warning on Polonium-210/Lead-210 data quality!

Alerted by the fact that the published Polonium-210:Lead-210 profiles showed ubiquitous disequilibrium in the deep ocean, Mark Baskaran and colleague conducted a critical review…

05.12.2024

Substantial trace metal input from the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption into the South Pacific Ocean

Zhang and co-workers investigate the impact of the 2022 eruption on the biogeochemistry of the South Pacific Gyre.

29.10.2024

Lead isotopes, reversible scavenging and ventilation processes in the South Atlantic Ocean

Olivelli and co-authors present seawater lead concentrations and lead isotopes for 10 depth profiles collected in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Iron limitation also affects the twilight zone

Li and co-workers established the distribution and uptake of siderophores along the Pacific meridional section (GP15 GEOTRACES cruise)…

17.10.2024

Long distance dissolved iron transport in the North-East Pacific revealed by multiple tracers and an ocean circulation model

Sieber and co-authors have made extensive use of the multi-tracer approach, coupled to an oceanic circulation model…

15.10.2024

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