@article{fdi:010078685, title = {{G}lobalizing results from ocean in situ iron fertilization studies}, author = {{A}umont, {O}livier and {B}opp, {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{D}espite the growing number of in situ iron fertilization experiments, the efficiency of such fertilization to sequester atmospheric {CO}2 remains largely unknown. {F}or the first time, a global ocean biogeochemical model has been evaluated against those experiments and then used to estimate the effect of a long-term and large-scale iron addition on atmospheric {CO}2. {T}he model reproduces the observed timing and amplitude in chlorophyll, the shift in ecosystem composition, and the p{CO}(2) drawdown; it also proves to be of utility in interpreting the observations. {H}owever, a full ocean fertilization during 100 years results in a 33 mu atm decrease in atmospheric {CO}2, that is 2 to 3 times smaller than found previously.}, keywords = {{MONDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}lobal {B}iogeochemical {C}ycles}, volume = {20}, numero = {2}, pages = {art. no. {GB}2017 -- {NIL}_32--{NIL}_46}, ISSN = {0886-6236}, year = {2006}, DOI = {10.1029/2005{GB}002591}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078685}, }