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Variations in Arctic aerosol iron solubility in relation to leaching methodology, air mass characteristics, and seasonality
School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
Alina M. Ebling
Villanova Center for Resilient Water Systems, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, 19085, USA
Peter L. Morton
Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
William M. Landing
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32304, USA
Clifton S. Buck
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia, Savannah, GA, 31411, USA
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This work, initiated by the SCOR (Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research) Working Group 167, has examined eight leaching protocols commonly used in the literature, is the first large-scale international laboratory comparison for aerosol trace element leaching protocols.
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Solubility of the micronutrient, iron, was measured in Arctic aerosols collected during the GEOTRACES GN01 section (summer 2015). Solubility is compared across three different methods and used to estimate the atmospheric input of bioavailable iron to the Arctic Ocean. Variations in solubility are described in terms of air mass characteristics. Combining this dataset with winter/spring aerosol iron data from another project, we assess the seasonality of aerosol iron solubility in the Arctic.
Solubility of the micronutrient, iron, was measured in Arctic aerosols collected during the...
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