Soluble trace metals in aerosols over the tropical south-east Pacific  offshore of Peru

Baker, A. R.; Thomas, M.; Bange, H. W.; Plasencia Sánchez, E.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-817-2016

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12 Feb 2016

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| 12 Feb 2016

Soluble trace metals in aerosols over the tropical south-east Pacific offshore of Peru

A. R. Baker, M. Thomas, H. W. Bange, and E. Plasencia Sánchez

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Final revised paper (published on 12 Feb 2016)
Preprint (discussion started on 27 Oct 2015)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C7912: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Nov 2015
- AC C9003: 'Response to comments of Reviewer #1', Alex Baker, 13 Jan 2016
RC C7925: 'Anonymous Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Nov 2015
- AC C9005: 'Response to comments of Reviewer #2', Alex Baker, 13 Jan 2016

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (19 Jan 2016) by Anja Engel

AR by Alex Baker on behalf of the Authors (20 Jan 2016) Author's response

ED: Publish as is (28 Jan 2016) by Anja Engel

AR by Alex Baker on behalf of the Authors (02 Feb 2016)

Short summary

Concentrations of major ions and trace metals were measured in aerosols off the coast of Peru in December 2012. A few trace metals (iron, copper, nickel, and cobalt) had anomalously high concentrations, which may be associated with industrial metal smelting activities in the region. The atmosphere appears to supply an excess of iron (relative to atmospheric nitrogen supply) to the phytoplankton community of the Peruvian upwelling system.