• DOI:10.1126/SCIENCE.1105959
• Corpus ID: 16985005

Global Iron Connections Between Desert Dust, Ocean Biogeochemistry, and Climate

@article{Jickells2005GlobalIC,
  title={Global Iron Connections Between Desert Dust, Ocean Biogeochemistry, and Climate},
  author={Tim D. Jickells and Zhi-shan An and K. K. Andersen and Alex R. Baker and Gilles Bergametti and N. Brooks and J. J. Cao and Philip W. Boyd and Robert A. Duce and K. A. Hunter and Hodaka Kawahata and Nilg{\"u}n Kubilay and Julie LaRoche and Peter S. Liss and Nathaniel Mahowald and Joseph M. Prospero and Andy Ridgwell and Ina Tegen and Raquel Torres},
  journal={Science},
  year={2005},
  volume={308},
  pages={67 - 71}
}

• T. Jickells, Z. An, +16 authors R. Torres
• Published 1 April 2005
• Environmental Science
• Science

The environmental conditions of Earth, including the climate, are determined by physical, chemical, biological, and human interactions that transform and transport materials and energy. This is the “Earth system”: a highly complex entity characterized by multiple nonlinear responses and thresholds, with linkages between disparate components. One important part of this system is the iron cycle, in which iron-containing soil dust is transported from land through the atmosphere to the oceans, affecting ocean biogeochemistry and hence having feedback effects on climate and dust production. Here we review the key components of this cycle, identifying critical uncertainties and priorities for future research.