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Trace Element in the Indian Ocean: Current Research Trends and Future Needs

인도양에서 미량원소 연구 동향 및 향후 연구 방향

  • Kim, Intae (Marine Environmental Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
  • 김인태 (한국해양과학기술원 해양환경연구센터)
  • Received : 2021.06.18
  • Accepted : 2021.08.30
  • Published : 2021.12.30
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Abstract

Trace elements in the ocean have been known as essential micronutrients for the primary production of phytoplankton and the growth of marine organisms. The GEOTRACES program beginning in the mid-2000 provided a new understanding of the distribution, origin and behavior of trace elements in the ocean, together with the establishment of both clean seawater sampling and trace element analysis techniques. The Indian Ocean, one of the major oceans, is relatively the least explored area, despite playing an important role in global climate variability. Although trace element observations have recently been conducted in the Indian Ocean by Japanese-and Indian scientists, relatively not much study has been done compared to the Atlantic, Pacific and Polar Regions. Recently, together with the launch of R/V Isabu, a 5,000-ton grade large- and comprehensive research vessel, the observations of trace elements has been conducted in the Indian Ocean for the first time in Korea since 2018. In this paper, we introduce the key results of currently conducted GEOTRACES expedition in the Indian Ocean to present future trace element research directions in the Indian Ocean, and also reviewed the preliminary results in the Indian Ocean studies from Korea. In the 2020s, new Indian Ocean GEOTRACES projects are planned around European countries, and it is time for Korea to prepare for the next phase of the trace element study in the Indian Ocean in line with these international trends.

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본 연구는 한국해양과학기술원의 주요 연구사업(PE99912)과 한국연구재단의 신진연구(PN90300)의 연구비 지원으로 작성되었습니다. 논문 작성에 도움을 준 이희수와 이재은, 두 연구원에게 감사의 인사를 전합니다. 그리고 논문을 세심하게 심사해 주신 두 분의 심사위원과 편집위원께 깊은 감사의 말씀을 드립니다.

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