The CROZEX cruises (November 2004 to January 2005) had the objective to
test whether natural iron fertilisation from the Crozet plateau promotes algal
blooms. Results from the cruises show that algal blooms created an oceanic CO2
sink downstream of the Crozet plateau. Vertical advection of water into the
mixed layer occurred close to two islands on the plateau. Data from 18 cruises
between 1991 and 2002 are used to quantify the seasonal variability of surface
pCO2 and CO2 air-sea exchange in the region.
Author: D.C.E. Bakker, M.C. NielsdottÃr, J.T. Allen, et al (D dot Bakker at uea dot ac dot uk)
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