High variability in dissolved iron concentrations in the vicinity of the Kerguelen Islands (Southern Ocean)

Quéroué, F.; Sarthou, G.; Planquette, H. F.; Bucciarelli, E.; Chever, F.; van der Merwe, P.; Lannuzel, D.; Townsend, A. T.; Cheize, M.; Blain, S.; d'Ovidio, F.; Bowie, A. R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3869-2015

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KEOPS2: Kerguelen Ocean and Plateau Study 2

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25 Jun 2015

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| 25 Jun 2015

High variability in dissolved iron concentrations in the vicinity of the Kerguelen Islands (Southern Ocean)

F. Quéroué, G. Sarthou, H. F. Planquette, E. Bucciarelli, F. Chever, P. van der Merwe, D. Lannuzel, A. T. Townsend, M. Cheize, S. Blain, F. d'Ovidio, and A. R. Bowie

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RC C25: 'Review of manuscript bg-2014-600 "High variability of dissolved iron concentrations in the vicinity of Kerguelen Island (Southern Ocean)"', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Jan 2015
- AC C1578: 'Respeonse to reviewer 1', G. Sarthou, 23 Apr 2015
RC C288: 'Review of «High variability of dissolved iron concentrations in the vicinity of Kerguelen Island (Southern Ocean)» by F. Quéroué et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Feb 2015
- AC C1590: 'Response to reviewer 2', G. Sarthou, 23 Apr 2015
AC C1561: 'Response to reviewers', G. Sarthou, 23 Apr 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by G. Sarthou on behalf of the Authors (25 Apr 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (27 Apr 2015) by Ingrid Obernosterer

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (28 Apr 2015)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (11 May 2015)

ED: Publish as is (12 May 2015) by Ingrid Obernosterer

AR by G. Sarthou on behalf of the Authors (18 May 2015)

Short summary

Dissolved Fe (dFe) concentrations were measured in the vicinity of the Kerguelen Islands. Direct island runoff, glacial melting, and resuspended sediments were identified as important inputs of dFe that could potentially fertilise the northern part of the plateau. Overall, heterogeneous sources of Fe over and off the plateau, in addition to strong variability in Fe supply by vertical or horizontal transport, may explain the high variability in dFe concentrations observed during this study.