| The concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4), were measured in the Kerguelen Plateau region (KPR). The KPR is affected by an annual microalgal bloom caused by natural iron fertilization, and this may stimulate the microbes involved in GHG cycling. This study was carried out during the KEOPS 2 cruise during the austral spring of 2011. Oceanographic variables, including N2O and CH4, were sampled (from the surface to 500 m depth) in two transects along and across the KRP, the north south (TNS) transect (46 degrees-51 degrees S, similar to 72 degrees E) and the east west (TEW) transect (66 degrees -75 degrees E, similar to 48.3 degrees S), both associated with the presence of a plateau, polar front (PF) and other... |
