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PANGAEA - Data from European iron fertilization experiment (EIFEX)

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Description
Phytoplankton en microzooplankton measurements during a European iron fertilization experiment. more

The large-scale experiment EIFEX (European Iron Fertilisation Experiment) was conducted in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to find out whether organic matter produced by algae is converted back into the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the surface layer or whether a substantial portion sinks out to the deep ocean which would mean long-term removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The nine-week experiment was organised and led by the AWI. On board were 53 scientists from 14 institutions and three companies from seven European countries and South Africa. The fertilisation was carried out 2200 km southwest of Cape Town. The team released a solution of iron sulphate in the propeller wash while Polarstern drew ever wider circles around a reference buoy. Seven tonnes of iron sulphate were necessary to fertilise an area of 150 km2 with a diameter of 14 kms. The resulting chemical and biological processes were measured round the clock by the team of experts.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Plankton, Biology > Plankton > Phytoplankton, Biology > Plankton > Zooplankton
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Data, Marine Genomics, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, PS, Southern Ocean

Geographical coverage
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: 1,8397; MinLat: -49,5313 - MaxLong: 2,5487; MaxLat: -48,9954 [WGS84]
PS, Southern Ocean [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
2004

Contributors
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI), moredata managerdata creatordata creator
Smetacek, Victor

Related datasets
Published in:
PANGAEA: Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science, more
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field experiment
Metadatarecord created: 2010-12-09
Information last updated: 2011-01-06
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