Articles | Volume 18, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6349-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6349-2021
Research article
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13 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 13 Dec 2021

Seasonal dispersal of fjord meltwaters as an important source of iron and manganese to coastal Antarctic phytoplankton

Kiefer O. Forsch, Lisa Hahn-Woernle, Robert M. Sherrell, Vincent J. Roccanova, Kaixuan Bu, David Burdige, Maria Vernet, and Katherine A. Barbeau

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FjordEco Phytoplankton Ecology Dataset in Andvord Bay M. Vernet, B. J. Pan, K. Forsch, L. Ekern, and L. Manck https://doi.org/10.15784/601158

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We show that for an unperturbed cold western Antarctic Peninsula fjord, the seasonality of iron and manganese is linked to the dispersal of metal-rich meltwater sources. Geochemical measurements of trace metals in meltwaters, porewaters, and seawater, collected during two expeditions, showed a seasonal cycle of distinct sources. Finally, model results revealed that the dispersal of surface meltwater and meltwater plumes originating from under the glacier is sensitive to katabatic wind events.
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