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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3869-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3869-2015
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25 Jun 2015
Research article |  | 25 Jun 2015

High variability in dissolved iron concentrations in the vicinity of the Kerguelen Islands (Southern Ocean)

F. Quéroué, G. Sarthou, H. F. Planquette, E. Bucciarelli, F. Chever, P. van der Merwe, D. Lannuzel, A. T. Townsend, M. Cheize, S. Blain, F. d'Ovidio, and A. R. Bowie

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Dissolved Fe (dFe) concentrations were measured in the vicinity of the Kerguelen Islands. Direct island runoff, glacial melting, and resuspended sediments were identified as important inputs of dFe that could potentially fertilise the northern part of the plateau. Overall, heterogeneous sources of Fe over and off the plateau, in addition to strong variability in Fe supply by vertical or horizontal transport, may explain the high variability in dFe concentrations observed during this study.
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