Articles | Volume 16, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12829-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12829-2016
Research article
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14 Oct 2016
Research article |  | 14 Oct 2016

Dry season aerosol iron solubility in tropical northern Australia

V. Holly L. Winton, Ross Edwards, Andrew R. Bowie, Melita Keywood, Alistair G. Williams, Scott D. Chambers, Paul W. Selleck, Maximilien Desservettaz, Marc D. Mallet, and Clare Paton-Walsh

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AR by Holly Winton on behalf of the Authors (24 Aug 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (27 Aug 2016) by Sergey A. Nizkorodov
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (09 Sep 2016)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (11 Sep 2016)
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (12 Sep 2016) by Sergey A. Nizkorodov
AR by Holly Winton on behalf of the Authors (21 Sep 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (23 Sep 2016) by Sergey A. Nizkorodov
AR by Holly Winton on behalf of the Authors (23 Sep 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
Short summary
The deposition of soluble aerosol iron (Fe) can initiate nitrogen fixation and trigger toxic algal blooms in nitrate-poor tropical waters. We present dry season soluble Fe data from northern Australia that reflect coincident dust and biomass burning sources of soluble Fe. Our results show that while biomass burning species are not a direct source of soluble Fe, biomass burning may substantially enhance the solubility of mineral dust with fractional Fe solubility up to 12 % in mixed aerosols.
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