Articles | Volume 18, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5735-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5735-2024
Research article
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10 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 10 Dec 2024

The macronutrient and micronutrient (iron and manganese) content of icebergs

Jana Krause, Dustin Carroll, Juan Höfer, Jeremy Donaire, Eric P. Achterberg, Emilio Alarcón, Te Liu, Lorenz Meire, Kechen Zhu, and Mark J. Hopwood

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Here we analysed calved ice samples from both the Arctic and Antarctic to assess the variability in the composition of iceberg meltwater. Our results suggest that low concentrations of nitrate and phosphate in ice are primarily from the ice matrix, whereas sediment-rich layers impart a low concentration of silica and modest concentrations of iron and manganese. At a global scale, there are very limited differences in the nutrient composition of ice.
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