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SEASONAL IRON DISTRIBUTIONS AND SPECIATION IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN

Explore seasonal variations in iron concentrations in the Atlantic Ocean from AMT research cruises. Data available through BODC. Acknowledgements to project contributors.

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SEASONAL IRON DISTRIBUTIONS AND SPECIATION IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN

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  1. SEASONAL IRON DISTRIBUTIONS AND SPECIATION IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN S.J. Ussher1*, E.P. Achterberg2 and P. J. Worsfold1 1. School of Earth, Ocean and Environmental Sciences (SEOES), University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, UK 2. National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton, UK *sussher@plymouth.ac.uk

  2. Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) 1995-2007, 17 research cruises. Biannual-annual time-series Data available- British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC). AMT 15 AMT 16 AMT 17 Southampton, UK - Capetown, South Africa, Sept-Oct 2004 (Upwelling Data Excluded) Capetown, South Africa - Falmouth, UK May-Jun 2005 Glasgow, UK – Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Oct- Nov 2005

  3. DFe (nM) Salinity Temperature (ºC) Latitude (ºN) Surface water (5 m) AMT 15-17 Surface dissolved Fe (<0.2 um) AMT 15 Sept-Oct 2004 AMT 16 May-Jun 2005 AMT 17 Oct- Nov 2007

  4. AMT 16 Dissolved iron data (May - June 2005, 0-300 m, 35ºS-50ºN)

  5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Personal thanks Matthieu Waeles and Ed Mawji Officers and crew of the RSS Discovery UKORS staff at NOC British Oceanographic Data Centre Natural Environment Research Council for funding this project under research grant NER/A/S/2003/00489. Atlantic Meridional Transect Consortium (NER/0/5/2001/00680).

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