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Table 2 Bioavailable Fe fluxes to the Southern Ocean

From: Bioavailable iron in the Southern Ocean: the significance of the iceberg conveyor belt

Source

Mass flux

Bioavailable Fe concentrations

Fe flux Tg yr-1

Icemelt

2.5 Tm3 yr-1

5–50 nM

0.001–0.005

Glaciers and Icebergs

1250 Tg yr-1

0.009–0.012%

0.06–0.12

Aeolian

33 Tg yr-1

0.035–0.35%

0.01–0.13