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Slowing the buildup of fossil CO 2 in the atmosphere by iron fertilization: A comment
Author(s) -
Sarmiento J. L.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
global biogeochemical cycles
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.512
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1944-9224
pISSN - 0886-6236
DOI - 10.1029/91gb00276
Subject(s) - atmosphere (unit) , iron fertilization , limiting , environmental science , human fertilization , carbon fibers , environmental chemistry , earth science , geology , chemistry , oceanography , ecology , biology , agronomy , geography , meteorology , materials science , phytoplankton , nutrient , mechanical engineering , composite number , engineering , composite material
Can the buildup of anthropogenic CO2 in the atmosphere be reduced significantly by fertilizing the surface southern ocean waters with iron? There aremany issues that need to be addressed in answering this question. Is iron scarcity indeed the dominant process limiting biological uptake of carbon, as hasbeen suggested by Martin [e.g., Martin et al., 199O]?