Authors estimated particulate trace element export fluxes and residence times in the upper North Atlantic Ocean
Nov / 12 / 2020
Atlantic Ocean
Dissolved iron and manganese fates reveal processes along the hydrothermal TAG plume
Authors performed high-spatial resolution analyses of dissolved iron and manganese samples collected at the Mid Atlantic Ridge
Oct / 20 / 2020
The Colloidal Hourglass: North Atlantic Iron Distribution Controlled by Dynamic Colloidal Phase
K. Kunde and colleagues (2019, reference below) show that a highly dynamic colloidal iron phase in the upper ocean and at the seafloor boundary controls the distribution of dissolved iron […]
Feb / 07 / 2020
Icebergs; a huge but highly variable source of iron to the ocean
Icebergs have been speculated to constitute one of the largest fluxes of iron (Fe) into the polar oceans since the 1930s and thus recent increases in ice discharge around the […]
Dec / 16 / 2019
Tracing water mass mixing in the Cape Basin and the restricted Angola Basin with radiogenic neodymium isotopes
In the frame of GEOTRACES cruise GA08, Rahlf et al. (2020, see reference below) determined seawater profiles of dissolved radiogenic neodymium isotope signatures (εNd) and neodymium concentrations across the restricted western […]
A new application of aerosol iron isotopes: tracing anthropogenic iron; an example of the North Atlantic Ocean
Conway and co-authors (2019, see reference below) present the first evidence that anthropogenic iron (Fe) from combustion sources is visible at the basin scale, using iron isotopic composition (δ56Fe) analysis […]
Oct / 08 / 2019
Isotopic chromium variations do not always reflect the occurrence of low oxygenated waters
Dissolved chromium (Cr) in the ocean is present under two oxidation states: The oxidized and soluble Cr (VI) and the reduced more reactive Cr (III). Reduction of Cr (VI) to […]
Mar / 19 / 2019
The Scottish shelf break is not a significant source of iron to North Atlantic surface waters
A high resolution survey of the distribution of dissolved iron (dFe) over the Hebridean (Scottish) shelf break was conducted as part of the U.K. Shelf Sea Biogeochemistry programme, a GEOTRACES […]
Feb / 18 / 2019
The circulation loop in the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans depicted by the artificial radionuclides
Three articles from three cruises highlighted here! Atlantic waters have been recently recognized to play an increasing role in reducing sea-ice extent in the Arctic Ocean at a rate now […]
Jan / 30 / 2019