TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing Standards for Dissolved Iron in Seawater
AU - Johnson, Kenneth
AU - Elrod, Virginia
AU - Fitzwater, Steve
AU - Plant, Joshua
AU - Boyle, Edward
AU - Bergquist, Bridget
AU - Buck, Kristen N.
PY - 2007/3/3
Y1 - 2007/3/3
N2 - In nearly a dozen open‐ocean fertilization experiments conducted by more than 100 researchers from nearly 20 countries, adding iron at the sea surface has led to distinct increases in photosynthesis rates and biomass. These experiments confirmed the hypothesis proposed by the late John Martin [ Martin , 1990] that dissolved iron concentration is a key variable that controls phytoplankton processes in ocean surface waters However, the measurement of dissolved iron concentration in seawater remains a difficult task [ Bruland and Rue , 2001] with significant interlaboratory differences apparent at times. The availability of a seawater reference solution with well‐known dissolved iron (Fe) concentrations similar to open‐ocean values, which could be used for the calibration of equipment or other tasks, would greatly alleviate these problems [ National Research Council (NRC) , 2002].
AB - In nearly a dozen open‐ocean fertilization experiments conducted by more than 100 researchers from nearly 20 countries, adding iron at the sea surface has led to distinct increases in photosynthesis rates and biomass. These experiments confirmed the hypothesis proposed by the late John Martin [ Martin , 1990] that dissolved iron concentration is a key variable that controls phytoplankton processes in ocean surface waters However, the measurement of dissolved iron concentration in seawater remains a difficult task [ Bruland and Rue , 2001] with significant interlaboratory differences apparent at times. The availability of a seawater reference solution with well‐known dissolved iron (Fe) concentrations similar to open‐ocean values, which could be used for the calibration of equipment or other tasks, would greatly alleviate these problems [ National Research Council (NRC) , 2002].
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/611
U2 - 10.1029/2007EO110003
DO - 10.1029/2007EO110003
M3 - Article
VL - 88
JO - Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union
JF - Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union
ER -