UK Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (UK SOLAS)
Project 17
Processes affecting the chemistry and bioavailability of dust borne iron
Principal Investigator — Michael Krom
Objectives
- To understand the changes in iron (Fe) as a result of atmospheric processing of mineral aerosols and formation of Fe nanoparticles.
- To determine the relative importance of grain size changes and atmospheric processing on iron solubility of dust samples.
- To determine the fraction of reactive iron in dust that is made available to phytoplankton by passage through the guts of zooplankton.
- To understand the implications for global variability in iron solubility and bioavailability.
Activities
Saharan soils known to be significant sources of dust to the Atlantic were used in microcosm incubation experiments.
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| Data policy | Data delivery | |
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| Data centre processing | Knowledge transfer | |
| Final report |
Related external links
| International SOLAS | Quantifying and Understanding the Earth System (QUEST) | |
| NERC SOLAS | Michael Krom , University of Leeds |
