Articles | Volume 22, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-6445-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-6445-2025
Research article
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06 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 06 Nov 2025

Tracing the contribution of dust origins on deposition and phytoplankton carbon uptake in global oceans

Yaxin Liu, Yunting Xiao, Lehui Cui, Qinghao Guo, Yiyang Sun, Pingqing Fu, Cong-Qiang Liu, and Jialei Zhu

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The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2021v2 (IDP2021v2) GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product Group https://doi.org/10.5285/ff46f034-f47c-05f9-e053-6c86abc0dc7e

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Dust carries iron deposits into the ocean, providing essential nutrients for the growth of marine phytoplankton, influencing their carbon uptake capacity. A model constrained by global datasets on dust iron content, ocean iron solubility, and dissolved iron concentrations was used to assess the contributions of 11 major dust sources to carbon uptake in 8 marine areas, enhancing understanding of the impact of global dust emissions on marine deposition and carbon cycle with decreased uncertainty.
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