John Martin (oceanographer)

John Martin (February 27, 1935 – June 18, 1993), was an oceanographer.

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 "High-Nutrient, Low Chlorophyll" regions of the oceans.  He is also known for advocating the use of iron fertilization to enhance oceanic primary production to act as a sink for fossil fuel carbon dioxide.

John Martin died from prostate cancer at the age of 58.

Quotes

“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

References

External links
 The Iron hypothesis, Caroline Dopyera, Earth, October 1996
 "On the shoulders of giants" biography, NASA Earth Observatory

Category:American oceanographers
Category:People from Old Lyme, Connecticut
Category:Deaths from prostate cancer
Category:1935 births
Category:1993 deaths