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Ocean iron fertilization - Moving forward in a sea of uncertainty

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Title Ocean iron fertilization - Moving forward in a sea of uncertainty
 
Creator Buesseler, K.O.
Doney, S.C.
Karl, D.M.
Boyd, P.W.
Caldeira, K.
Chai, F.
Coale, K.H.
de Baar, H.J.W.
Falkowski, P.G.
Johnson, K.S.
Lampitt, R.S.
Michaels, A.F.
Naqvi, S.W.A.
Smetacek, V.
Takeda, S.
Watson, A.J.
 
Subject global climate change
greenhouse gas
Ocean iron fertilization
phytoplankton growth
 
Description Ocean iron fertilization (OIF), one of several ocean methods proposed for mitigating rising atmospheric CO2, involves stimulating net phytoplankton growth by releasing iron to certain parts of the surface ocean. The international oceanographic community has studied OIF, including 12 major field programs with small-scale, purposeful releases of iron since 1993. Although these experiments greatly improved our understanding of the role of iron in regulating ocean ecosystems and carbon dynamics, they were not designed to characterize OIF as a carbon mitigation strategy.
 
Date 2008-03-27T10:11:45Z
2008-03-27T10:11:45Z
2008
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Science, vol.319(5860); 162p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1033
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [2008] AAAS.
 
Publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science