Ice sheets as a missing source of silica to the polar oceans
oleh: Jon R. Hawkings, Jemma L. Wadham, Liane G. Benning, Katharine R. Hendry, Martyn Tranter, Andrew Tedstone, Peter Nienow, Rob Raiswell
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Glacial runoff often has relatively low dissolved silica concentrations and therefore ice sheets have been thought insignificant in the global silicon cycle. Here, the authors show that ice sheets likely play an important role in the production and export of dissolved and dissolvable amorphous silica downstream.