Croot, Peter L; Andersson, Karen; Öztürk, Murat; Turner, David R (2004): Water chemistry and iron speciation in samples taken during SWEDARP 97/98 campaign with S.A. Agulhas to the Southern Ocean [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.847455, Supplement to: Croot, PL et al. (2004): The distribution and speciation of iron along 6°E in the Southern Ocean. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 51(22-24), 2857-2879, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2003.10.012
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Abstract:
The distribution and speciation of iron was determined along a transect in the eastern Atlantic sector (6°E) of the Southern Ocean during a collaborative Scandinavian/South African Antarctic cruise conducted in late austral summer (December 1997/January 1998). Elevated concentrations of dissolved iron (>0.4 nM) were found at 60°S in the vicinity of the Spring Ice Edge (SIE) in tandem with a phytoplankton bloom, chiefly dominated by Phaeocystis sp. This bloom had developed rapidly after the loss of the seasonal sea ice cover. The iron that fuelled this bloom was mostly likely derived from sea ice melt. In the Winter Ice Edge (WIE), around 55°S, dissolved iron concentrations were low (<0.2 nM) and corresponded to lower biological productivity, biomass. In the Antarctic Polar Front, at approximately 50°S, a vertical profile of dissolved iron showed low concentrations (<0.2 nM); however, a surface survey showed higher concentrations (1-3 nM), and considerable patchiness in this dynamic frontal region. The chemical speciation of iron was dominated by organic complexation throughout the study region. Organic iron-complexing ligands ([L]) ranged from 0.9 to 3.0 nM Fe equivalents, with complex stability log K'(FeL) = 21.4-23.5. Estimated concentrations of inorganic iron (Fe') ranged from 0.03 to 0.79 pM, with the highest values found in the Phaeocystis bloom in the SIE. A vertical profile of iron-complexing ligands in the WIE showed a maximum consistent with a biological source for ligand production and near surface minimum possibly consistent with loss via photodecomposition. This work further confirms the role iron that has in the Southern Ocean in limiting primary productivity.
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German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 5472008: Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas
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Median Latitude: -54.318463 * Median Longitude: 5.928025 * South-bound Latitude: -60.396670 * West-bound Longitude: 4.000000 * North-bound Latitude: -49.420000 * East-bound Longitude: 6.501670
Date/Time Start: 1998-01-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1998-01-29T00:00:00
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- Croot, PL; Andersson, K; Öztürk, M et al. (2015): (Table 5) Iron speciation in samples from the Antarctic Polar Front taken during the SWEDARP 97/98 campaign with S.A. Agulhas. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.847454
- Croot, PL; Andersson, K; Öztürk, M et al. (2004): (Table 2) Total iron underway measurements in the Antarctic Polar Front during the SWEDARP 97/98 campaign with S.A. Agulhas. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.847448
- Croot, PL; Andersson, K; Öztürk, M et al. (2004): (Table 3) Iron speciation in samples from the Spring Ice Edge taken during the SWEDARP 97/98 campaign with S.A. Agulhas. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.847449
- Croot, PL; Andersson, K; Öztürk, M et al. (2004): (Table 1) Water chemistry during the SWEDARP 97/98 campaign with S.A. Agulhas in the Southern Ocean. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.847447
- Croot, PL; Andersson, K; Öztürk, M et al. (2004): (Table 4) Iron speciation in samples from the Winter Ice Edge taken during the SWEDARP 97/98 campaign with S.A. Agulhas. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.847451