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{{Short description|American oceanographer (1935–1993)}} |
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==Life and career== |
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Born in [[Old Lyme, Connecticut]], he is known for his research on the role of [[iron]] as a [[phytoplankton]] [[micronutrient]], and its significance for so-called "[[HNLC|High-Nutrient, Low Chlorophyll]]" regions of the [[ocean]]s.<ref>{{cite journal| title = Iron deficiency limits phytoplankton growth in the north-east Pacific subarctic| year = 1988| last1 = Martin| first1 = John H.| last2 = Fitzwater| first2 = Steve E.| journal = Nature| volume = 331| issue = 6154| pages = 341–343| doi = 10.1038/331341a0| bibcode = 1988Natur.331..341M| s2cid = 4325562}}</ref> He further advocated the use of [[iron fertilization]] to enhance oceanic [[primary production]] and act as a [[carbon dioxide sink|sink]] for [[fossil fuel]] [[carbon dioxide]]. He is also known for the [[Martin curve]], a power law which is widely used by oceanographers to describe the export to the ocean floor of [[particulate organic carbon]] (POC).<ref name=Olli2015>{{cite journal |doi = 10.1016/j.pocean.2015.05.016|title = Unraveling the uncertainty and error propagation in the vertical flux Martin curve|year = 2015|last1 = Olli|first1 = Kalle|journal = Progress in Oceanography|volume = 135|pages = 146–155|bibcode = 2015PrOce.135..146O}}</ref> |
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Born in [[Old Lyme, Connecticut]], he is best known for his research on the role of [[iron]] as a [[phytoplankton]] [[micronutrient]], and its significance for so-called "[[HNLC|High-Nutrient, Low Chlorophyll]]" regions of the [[ocean]]s<ref>Martin, J. H. and Fitzwater, S. E. (1988) Iron-deficiency limits phytoplankton growth in the Northeast Pacific Subarctic. ''Nature'' '''331''', 341-343.</ref>. He is also known for advocating the use of [[iron fertilization]] to enhance oceanic [[primary production]] to act as a [[carbon dioxide sink|sink]] for [[fossil fuel]] [[carbon dioxide]]. |
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John Martin died from [[prostate cancer]] at the age of 58. |
John Martin died from [[prostate cancer]] at the age of 58. |
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==Quotes== |
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“Give me a half tanker of iron, and I will give you an ice age.” - John Martin, from a lecture at [[Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[Moss Landing Marine Laboratories]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [http://www.palomar.edu/oceanography/iron.htm The Iron hypothesis], Caroline Dopyera, ''Earth'', October 1996 |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050306011126/http://www.palomar.edu/oceanography/iron.htm The Iron hypothesis], Caroline Dopyera, ''Earth'', October 1996 |
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* [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ |
* [http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Martin/martin.php "On the shoulders of giants" biography], [[NASA Earth Observatory]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:05, 16 July 2024
John Holland Martin (February 27, 1935 – June 18, 1993), was an American oceanographer, known for his research work at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Old Lyme, Connecticut, he is known for his research on the role of iron as a phytoplankton micronutrient, and its significance for so-called "High-Nutrient, Low Chlorophyll" regions of the oceans.[1] He further advocated the use of iron fertilization to enhance oceanic primary production and act as a sink for fossil fuel carbon dioxide. He is also known for the Martin curve, a power law which is widely used by oceanographers to describe the export to the ocean floor of particulate organic carbon (POC).[2]
John Martin died from prostate cancer at the age of 58.
Quotes
[edit]“Give me a half tanker of iron, and I will give you an ice age.” - John Martin, from a lecture at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Martin, John H.; Fitzwater, Steve E. (1988). "Iron deficiency limits phytoplankton growth in the north-east Pacific subarctic". Nature. 331 (6154): 341–343. Bibcode:1988Natur.331..341M. doi:10.1038/331341a0. S2CID 4325562.
- ^ Olli, Kalle (2015). "Unraveling the uncertainty and error propagation in the vertical flux Martin curve". Progress in Oceanography. 135: 146–155. Bibcode:2015PrOce.135..146O. doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2015.05.016.
External links
[edit]- The Iron hypothesis, Caroline Dopyera, Earth, October 1996
- "On the shoulders of giants" biography, NASA Earth Observatory