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Tag: iron fertilization

Forest fires: Can oceans help?
Atmospheric Science Biogeochemistry Biological oceanography

Forest fires: Can oceans help?

In a recent study, it was found that the aerosols released from recent Australian forest fires (September 2019-March 2020) fertilized…
February 18, 2022 Saumya Silori
Volcanoes fuel life in the ocean
Biogeochemistry

Volcanoes fuel life in the ocean

Read about how volcanic ash travels hundreds of miles by wind and supplies iron, an essential nutrient, to ocean life.
October 7, 2021October 5, 2021 Jiwoon Park
Dust may feed more life in a warmer ocean
Chemistry

Dust may feed more life in a warmer ocean

Just as our bodies need iron to stay healthy, ocean microbes also need iron to grow. Iron in the ocean…
October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Jiwoon Park
Biogeochemistry

Why iron fertilization hasn’t worked

Fertilizing the ocean with iron to help algae store more carbon in the deep sea was once heralded as a…
May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 Michael Philben
Biogeochemistry

Dust detectives: tracing the origins of Antarctic ice core debris

Tiny dust particles punch above their weight by delivering nutrients to remote ecosystems. A new study uses the chemical fingerprint…
April 13, 2016 Michael Philben

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