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Spatial distributions of iron and manganese in surface waters of the Arctic's Laptev and East Siberian seas
Naoya Kanna
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Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba 277-8564, Japan
Kazutaka Tateyama
Kitami Institute of Technology, Kitami-shi, Hokkaido, 090-8507, Japan
Takuji Waseda
Department of Ocean Technology, Policy and Environment, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba 277-8564, Japan
Anna Timofeeva
Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, 199397 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Maria Papadimitraki
National Institute of Aquatic Resources-Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
Laura Whitmore
International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7340, USA
Hajime Obata
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba 277-8564, Japan
Daiki Nomura
Arctic Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
Global Station for Arctic Research, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido 041-0821, Japan
Hiroshi Ogawa
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba 277-8564, Japan
Youhei Yamashita
Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
Igor Polyakov
International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7340, USA
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This article presents data on iron and manganese, essential micronutrients for primary producers in the Arctic Laptev and East Siberian seas (LESS). There, observations were made through international cooperation with the Nansen and Amundsen Basin Observational System expedition during the late summer of 2021. The results from this study indicate that the major sources controlling the iron and manganese distributions on the LESS continental margins are river discharge and shelf sediment input.
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