The role of the Barents Sea in the Arctic climate system

LH Smedsrud, I Esau, RB Ingvaldsen… - Reviews of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Present global warming is amplified in the Arctic and accompanied by unprecedented sea
ice decline. Located along the main pathway of Atlantic Water entering the Arctic, the …

Sensitivity of the carbon cycle in the Arctic to climate change

AD McGuire, LG Anderson… - Ecological …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The recent warming in the Arctic is affecting a broad spectrum of physical, ecological, and
human/cultural systems that may be irreversible on century time scales and have the …

Reconciling opposing views on carbon cycling in the coastal ocean: Continental shelves as sinks and near-shore ecosystems as sources of atmospheric CO2

CTA Chen, AV Borges - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in …, 2009 - Elsevier
Despite their moderately sized surface area, continental marginal seas play a significant role
in the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, as they receive huge amounts of upwelled and …

The Arctic Ocean marine carbon cycle: evaluation of air-sea CO2 exchanges, ocean acidification impacts and potential feedbacks

NR Bates, JT Mathis - Biogeosciences, 2009 - bg.copernicus.org
At present, although seasonal sea-ice cover mitigates atmosphere-ocean gas exchange, the
Arctic Ocean takes up carbon dioxide (CO 2) on the order of− 66 to− 199 Tg C year− 1 (10 …

Aragonite undersaturation in the Arctic Ocean: effects of ocean acidification and sea ice melt

M Yamamoto-Kawai, FA McLaughlin, EC Carmack… - Science, 2009 - science.org
The increase in anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions and attendant increase in ocean
acidification and sea ice melt act together to decrease the saturation state of calcium …

The organic carbon cycle in the Arctic Ocean

R Stein, RW Macdonald, R Stein, RW MacDonald - 2004 - Springer
Preface the basins of the Arctic Ocean and to present these data in common or parallel
formats. A coherent picture of sediment and organic carbon inputs from the ocean's margins …

Air‐sea exchange of carbon dioxide in ocean margins: A province‐based synthesis

WJ Cai, M Dai, Y Wang - Geophysical research letters, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In determining global sea‐to‐air CO2 flux from measurements or models, the ocean margin
has not been resolved from the land or the open ocean. Recent studies have indicated that …

Decrease in the CO2 Uptake Capacity in an Ice-Free Arctic Ocean Basin

WJ Cai, L Chen, B Chen, Z Gao, SH Lee, J Chen… - Science, 2010 - science.org
It has been predicted that the Arctic Ocean will sequester much greater amounts of carbon
dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere as a result of sea ice melt and increasing primary …

Major flux of terrigenous dissolved organic matter through the Arctic Ocean

S Opsahl, R Benner, RMW Amon - Limnology and …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
High‐latitude rivers supply the Arctic Ocean with a disproportionately large share of global
riverine discharge and terrigenous dissolved organic matter (DOM). We used the …

Characterization of Siberian Arctic coastal sediments: Implications for terrestrial organic carbon export

L Guo, I Semiletov, Ö Gustafsson, J Ingri… - Global …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Surface sediments were collected during the 2000 TransArctic Expedition along the Siberian
Arctic coastline, including the Ob, Yenisey, Khatanga, Lena, and Indigirka estuaries …