Polar regions

MP Meredith, M Sommerkorn… - The ocean and …, 2019 - research.monash.edu
This chapter assesses the state of physical, biological and social knowledge concerning the
Arctic and Antarctic ocean and cryosphere, how they are affected by climate change, and …

Polar regions. chapter 3, ipcc special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate

M Meredith, M Sommerkorn, S Cassotta, C Derksen… - 2019 - repository.library.noaa.gov
This chapter assesses the state of physical, biological and social knowledge concerning the
Arctic and Antarctic ocean and cryosphere, how they are affected by climate change, and …

Radiocarbon research on meltwater and carbon cycling in the polar oceans in a changing climate

L Fang, H Kim, DH Shangguan, M Kim - Marine Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Radiocarbon (14 C) is a widely used tool with applications that transcend disciplinary
boundaries, including the marine chemistry field. The development of 14 C measurement …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of the dynamics, area, and ice production of the Amundsen Sea Polynya, Antarctica, 2016–2021

GJ Macdonald, SF Ackley, AM Mestas-Nuñez… - The …, 2023 - tc.copernicus.org
Polynyas are key sites of ice production during the winter and are important sites of
biological activity and carbon sequestration during the summer. The Amundsen Sea …

[HTML][HTML] Factors controlling the competition between Phaeocystis and diatoms in the Southern Ocean and implications for carbon export fluxes

C Nissen, M Vogt - Biogeosciences, 2021 - bg.copernicus.org
Abstract The high-latitude Southern Ocean phytoplankton community is shaped by the
competition between Phaeocystis and silicifying diatoms, with the relative abundance of …

[HTML][HTML] Highly branched isoprenoids reveal onset of deglaciation followed by dynamic sea-ice conditions in the western Amundsen Sea, Antarctica

N Lamping, J Müller, O Esper, CD Hillenbrand… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Amundsen Sea drainage sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is
widely regarded as a candidate for triggering potential WAIS collapse. The grounded ice …

Weddell Sea phytoplankton blooms modulated by sea ice variability and polynya formation

L von Berg, CJ Prend, EC Campbell… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Seasonal sea ice retreat is known to stimulate Southern Ocean phytoplankton blooms, but
depth‐resolved observations of their evolution are scarce. Autonomous float measurements …

Modeling the seasonal cycle of iron and carbon fluxes in the Amundsen Sea Polynya, Antarctica

P St‐Laurent, PL Yager, RM Sherrell… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Amundsen Sea Polynya (ASP) is distinguished by having the highest net
primary production per unit area in the coastal Antarctic. Recent studies have related this …

Impact of particle flux on the vertical distribution and diversity of size-fractionated prokaryotic communities in two East Antarctic polynyas

V Puigcorbé, C Ruiz-González, P Masqué… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Antarctic polynyas are highly productive open water areas surrounded by ice where
extensive phytoplankton blooms occur, but little is known about how these surface blooms …

Glacial ice melting stimulates heterotrophic prokaryotes production on the getz ice shelf in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica

JO Min, SH Kim, J Jung, UJ Jung… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extensive oceanographic data sets were combined with microbiological parameters to
elucidate the tight coupling between glacial meltwater and heterotrophic bacterial …