Marine plastic debris floating on the ocean surface is a major environmental problem.
However, its distribution in the ocean is poorly mapped, and most of the plastic waste …

Abstract The Arctic Ocean is a fundamental node in the global hydrological cycle and the
ocean's thermohaline circulation. We here assess the system's key functions and …

Microplastics (MP) are recognized as a growing environmental hazard and have been
identified as far as the remote Polar Regions, with particularly high concentrations of …

Since the recognition in the mid-19th century that glaciers had been considerably more
extensive than at present, the Quaternary (Pleistocene and Holocene series) has been …

Arctic sea-ice extent and volume are declining rapidly. Several studies project that the Arctic
Ocean may become seasonally ice-free by the year 2040 or even earlier. Putting this into …

The Arctic has undergone dramatic change during the past decade. The observed changes
include atmospheric sea-level pressure, wind fields, sea-ice drift, ice cover, length of melt …

The increased global production of plastics has been mirrored by greater accumulations of
plastic litter in marine environments worldwide. Global plastic litter estimates based on field …

[2] The World Meteorological Organization [1970] defines a polynya as ''any non-linear
shaped opening enclosed in (sea) ice... Sometimes the polynya is limited on one side by the …

Relationships between organic carbon, total nitrogen and organic nitrogen concentrations
and variations in δ13Corg and δ15Norg are examined in surface sediments from the eastern …

Sea ice is an important transport vehicle for gaseous, dissolved and particulate matter in the
Arctic Ocean. Due to the recently observed acceleration in sea ice drift, it has been assumed …