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Oceanic Iron content more variable than thought
2013-07-22 14:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EurekAlert: The supply of dissolved iron to oceans around continental shelves has been found to be more variable by region than previously believed with implications for future climate prediction. Iron is key to the removal of carbon dioxide from the Earth's atmosphere as it promotes the growth of microscopic marine plants (phytoplankton), which mop up the greenhouse gas and lock it away in the ocean. A new study, led by researchers based at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton, has found that...
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