Interactions between Mineral Dust, Climate, and Ocean Ecosystems

Research Article| August 01, 2010 Interactions between Mineral Dust, Climate, and Ocean Ecosystems Santiago Gassó; Santiago Gassó 1University of Maryland, Baltimore County Code 613.2, GSFC/NASA Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA E-mail: Santiago.Gasso@nasa.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Vicki H. Grassian; Vicki H. Grassian 2Department of Chemistry University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242, USA E-mail: vicki-grassian@uiowa.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ron L. Miller Ron L. Miller 3NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies 2880 Broadway New York, NY 10025, USA E-mail: rmiller@giss.nasa.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Santiago Gassó 1University of Maryland, Baltimore County Code 613.2, GSFC/NASA Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA E-mail: Santiago.Gasso@nasa.gov Vicki H. Grassian 2Department of Chemistry University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242, USA E-mail: vicki-grassian@uiowa.edu Ron L. Miller 3NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies 2880 Broadway New York, NY 10025, USA E-mail: rmiller@giss.nasa.gov Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2010 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2010) 6 (4): 247–252. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.6.4.247 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Santiago Gassó, Vicki H. Grassian, Ron L. Miller; Interactions between Mineral Dust, Climate, and Ocean Ecosystems. Elements 2010;; 6 (4): 247–252. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.6.4.247 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract New, sophisticated instrumentation and improvements in computer models have expanded enormously our understanding of how dust transport impacts climate and biological processes in the oceans. For example, the nutrients and harmful substances contained in dust can affect the development of microalgae in the ocean. The initial composition of dust and its chemical transformations during transport determine the way dust interacts with ocean ecosystems and, more generally, with clouds and the climate as a whole. These new developments open the door for future research initiatives that will require the collaboration of scientists from several disciplines to fully understand the effects of dust in the atmosphere and ocean ecosystems. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.