Antarctic landfast sea ice (fast ice) is stationary sea ice that is attached to the coast,
grounded icebergs, ice shelves, or other protrusions on the continental shelf. Fast ice forms …

A holistic review is given of the Southern Ocean dynamic system, in the context of the crucial
role it plays in the global climate and the profound changes it is experiencing. The review …

It has been established that various anthropogenic contaminants have already reached all
the world's pristine locations, including the polar regions. While some of those contaminants …

Sea ice growth and decay are critical processes in the Arctic climate system, but
comprehensive observations are very sparse. We analyzed data from 23 sea ice mass …

The present-day state and future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet depend on the rate at which the
ocean melts its fringing ice shelves. Ocean heat must cross many physical and dynamical …

Ice streams flowing into Ross Ice Shelf are presently responsible for around 10% of the
mass flux from West Antarctica, with the noteworthy exception of Kamb Ice Stream, which …

Sea ice is a key habitat in the high latitude Southern Ocean and is predicted to change in its
extent, thickness and duration in coming decades. The sea-ice cover is instrumental in …

Accreted ice retains and preserves traces of the ocean from which it formed. In this work, we
study two classes of accreted ice found on Earth—frazil ice, which forms through …

Over the last half of the 20th century, the western Antarctic Peninsula has been one of the
most rapidly warming regions on Earth, leading to substantial reductions in regional sea ice …

Several worlds in our solar system are thought to hold oceans of liquid water beneath their
frozen surfaces. These subsurface ice and ocean environments are promising targets in the …