We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a research topic which has just been launched at Frontiers in Marine Science (section: Ocean Observation; Impact Factor of 5.247 and CiteScore 5.2.) titled “Aerosol Deposition in the Ocean: Drivers and Biogeochemical Effects”. The board of guest editors include CHASE team members Catarina V. Guerreiro (MARE/IDL and University of Lisbon) and Jan-Berend Stuut (NIOZ and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), who has been recently elected President of the Board of Directors of the International Society for Aeolian Research (ISAR). Worldwide recognised atmospheric dust experts Cecile Guieu (LOV, CNRS and Sorbonne University) and Tim Jickells (School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia) are also part of the editorial team.
In this Research Topic, we invite manuscripts that will improve existing understanding of drivers and biogeochemical impacts of atmospheric aerosols from natural (mineral dust originating from deserts, volcanic ashes, and pyrogenic aerosols from wildfires) and anthropogenic sources (nutrients and contaminants produced from fossil fuel and biofuel combustion, and dust emitted from soils altered by human activity) on marine ecosystems, both in the past, present, and future. We strongly encourage the submission of studies (1) addressing processes that increase the bioavailability of atmospheric nutrients both during atmospheric transport and after deposition in the ocean, (2) assessing and quantifying the timescales of biogeochemical responses by autotrophic and heterotrophic marine communities to atmospheric nutrient input; and (3) focusing on the role of aerosols as facilitators of the export and sequestration of carbon to the deep-sea. Contributions based on in-situ observations, laboratory experiments, satellite remote sensing data and/or numerical modelling approaches are all welcome.
Abstract Submission Deadline 01 April 2023
Manuscript Submission Deadline 30 November 2023
We are looking forward to receiving your submissions!