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Evaluation of aerosol iron solubility over Australian coastal regions based on inverse modeling: implications of bushfires on bioaccessible iron concentrations in the Southern Hemisphere
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Ito, A and Perron, MMG and Proemse, BC and Strzelec, M and Gault-Ringold, M and Boyd, PW and Bowie, AR, Evaluation of aerosol iron solubility over Australian coastal regions based on inverse modeling: implications of bushfires on bioaccessible iron concentrations in the Southern Hemisphere, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 7, (1) Article 42. ISSN 2197-4284 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1186/s40645-020-00357-9
Abstract
Mineral dust is the major source of external micro-nutrients such as iron (Fe) to the open ocean. However, large uncertainties in model estimates of Fe emissions and aerosol-bearing Fe solubility (i.e., the ratio of labile Fe (LFe) to total Fe (TFe)) in the Southern Hemisphere (SH) hampered accurate estimates of atmospheric delivery of bioavailable Fe to the Southern Ocean. This study applied an inverse modeling technique to a global aerosol chemistry transport model (IMPACT) in order to optimize predictions of mineral aerosol Fe concentrations based on recent observational data over Australian coastal regions (110°E–160°E and 10°S–41°S). The optimized (a posteriori) model did not only better capture aerosol TFe concentrations downwind from Australian dust outbreak but also successfully reproduced enhanced Fe solubility (7.8 ± 8.4%) and resulted in much better agreement of LFe concentrations with the field measurements (1.4 ± 1.5 vs. 1.4 ± 2.3 ng Fe m–3). The a posteriori model estimates suggested that bushfires contributed a large fraction of LFe concentrations in aerosols, although substantial contribution from missing sources (e.g., coal mining activities, volcanic eruption, and secondary formation) was still inferred. These findings may have important implications for the projection of future micro-nutrient supply to the oceans as increasing frequency and intensity of open biomass burning are projected in the SH.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | aerosols, iron, solubility, Australia, coasts, modeling, bushfires, coal mine, climate change, bioaccessible iron, labile iron |
Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
Research Group: | Oceanography |
Research Field: | Chemical oceanography |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Marine systems and management |
Objective Field: | Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition |
UTAS Author: | Perron, MMG (Miss Morgane Perron) |
UTAS Author: | Proemse, BC (Dr Bernadette Proemse) |
UTAS Author: | Strzelec, M (Mr Michal Strzelec) |
UTAS Author: | Gault-Ringold, M (Dr Melanie East) |
UTAS Author: | Boyd, PW (Professor Philip Boyd) |
UTAS Author: | Bowie, AR (Professor Andrew Bowie) |
ID Code: | 150208 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (FT130100037) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 18 |
Deposited By: | Oceans and Cryosphere |
Deposited On: | 2022-06-02 |
Last Modified: | 2022-08-24 |
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