Natural iron fertilization by the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 921-926

  Achterberg, Eric P ^a   Moore, C Mark ^a   Henson, Stephanie A ^a   Steigenberger, Sebastian ^a   Stohl, Andreas ^b   Eckhardt, Sabine ^b   Avendano, Lizeth C ^a   Cassidy, Michael ^a   Hembury, Debbie ^a   Klar, Jessica K ^a   Lucas, Michael I ^c   MacEy, Anna I ^a   Marsay, Chris M ^a   Ryan Keogh, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Eyjafjallaj kull Volcano; iron fertilization; volcanic eruption

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL DEPOSITION; HISTORICAL RECORDS; IRON FERTILIZATION; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; PHYTOPLANKTON ABUNDANCES; PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH; SATELLITE OCEAN COLOR; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

BIOASSAY; DEPOSITION; IRON; NUTRIENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

VOLCANOES;

AEROSOL; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA ACQUISITION; DISSOLUTION; GROWTH RATE; HISTORICAL RECORD; IRON; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND;

EID: 84876792214     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50221     Document Type: Article

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