Environmental Geochemical Cycle Research Group ＞ Ocean variation and geochemical cycle ＞ Kakenhi A project (2011–2013) The Role of Atmospheric Dust in the Marine Biological Pump

Kakenhi A project (2011–2013) The Role of Atmospheric Dust in the Marine Biological Pump

  • Japanese version

1. Outline and Goals

  • Outline
  • The project goals

2. Background

  • 2.1 Marine biological pump
  • 2.2 Impact of atmospheric dust deposition
  • 2.3 Toward understanding biological pump responses to atmospheric aerosol particle deposition

Researchers and Responsibilities

  • Ocean observation
  • Atmosphere observation
  • Satellite data and mathematical simulation

3. Methods and Approach

  • 3.1 FY2011
  • 3.2 FY2012
  • 3.3 FY2013 (final project year)

4. Results

  • FY2011
  • FY2012
  • FY2013 (final project year)