Phrases with «iron fertilization»

"Iron fertilization" refers to the process of adding iron to the ocean to stimulate the growth of tiny plant-like organisms called phytoplankton. These organisms use carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, helping to reduce it in the atmosphere and potentially mitigating the effects of climate change. Full definition

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With Leinen as its chief scientific officer, Climos sought to perform ocean iron fertilization experiments and sell carbon credits it could show it earned. (sciencemag.org)
-- Southern Ocean Iron Fertilization Experiment (SOFeX)-- The basics of the most recent expedition — Penny Chisholm's site, which lists many professional papers — Paul Falkowski's article (PDF document)-- DOE article: Climate Change Scenarios Compel Studies of Ocean Carbon Storage — Government site for carbon sequestration research — An earlier piece Williams wrote on sequestration — Will Ocean Fertilization To Remove Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere Work? (loe.org)
For iron fertilization forcing, we choose temperature − dust relationships from the high southern latitudes, as the Southern Ocean is the main region where this process is relevant. (pnas.org)
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