Size fractionation of iron, manganese and aluminium in Antarctic fast ice reveals a lithogenic origin and low iron solubility

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 161, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-56

  Lannuzel, Delphine ^a,b   Van der Merwe, Pier C ^b   Townsend, Ashley T ^c   Bowie, Andrew R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Iron; Sea ice; Size fractionation; Southern Ocean; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FRACTIONATION; GROWTH RATE; IRON; LITHOLOGY; MELTING; METAL; PLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA ICE; SOLUBILIZATION; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER COLUMN;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84896353371     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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