Biodegradation of marine oil spills in the Arctic with a Greenland perspective

L Vergeynst, S Wegeberg, J Aamand, P Lassen… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
New economic developments in the Arctic, such as shipping and oil exploitation, bring along
unprecedented risks of marine oil spills. Microorganisms have played a central role in …

[HTML][HTML] Frazil ice growth and production during katabatic wind events in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

L Thompson, M Smith, J Thomson… - The …, 2020 - tc.copernicus.org
Katabatic winds in coastal polynyas expose the ocean to extreme heat loss, causing intense
sea ice production and dense water formation around Antarctica throughout autumn and …

[HTML][HTML] Variability in high-salinity shelf water production in the Terra Nova Bay polynya, Antarctica

ST Yoon, WS Lee, C Stevens, S Jendersie… - Ocean …, 2020 - os.copernicus.org
Abstract Terra Nova Bay in Antarctica is a formation region for high-salinity shelf water
(HSSW), which is a major source of Antarctic Bottom Water. Here, we analyze …

Pancake ice thickness mapping in the Beaufort Sea from wave dispersion observed in SAR imagery

P Wadhams, G Aulicino, F Parmiggiani… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The early autumn voyage of RV Sikuliaq to the southern Beaufort Sea in 2015 offered very
favorable opportunities for observing the properties and thicknesses of frazil‐pancake ice …

[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 …

Bridging the gap for ice–ocean–ecosystem processes: integrated observing system for the Ross Sea-far East Antarctic Region

P Heil, C Stevens, WS Lee, C Eayrs, HC Shin… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Our understanding of cross-disciplinary connections for Antarctica's role in the Earth system
remains incomplete, especially around its coastal margins. The focus here is on sea-ice …

Analysis of fine-scale dynamics of the Drygalski ice tongue in Antarctica using satellite SAR data

M Zahriban Hesari, F Nunziata, G Aulicino… - … Journal of Remote …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study focused on the analysis of the time variability of the morphology of the Drygalski
ice tongue (DIT), Antarctica, using–for the first time–satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) …

Spatiotemporal variability in ocean-driven basal melting of cold-water cavity ice shelf in Terra Nova Bay, East Antarctica: roles of tide and cavity geometry

T Kim, JS Hong, EK Jin, JH Moon, SK Song… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mass loss from ice shelves occurs through ocean-driven melting regulated by dynamic and
thermodynamic processes in sub-ice shelf cavities. However, the understanding of these …

Retrieval of wintertime sea ice production in Arctic polynyas using thermal infrared and passive microwave remote sensing data

A Preußer, KI Ohshima, K Iwamoto… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Precise knowledge of wintertime sea ice production in Arctic polynyas is not only required to
enhance our understanding of atmosphere‐sea ice‐ocean interactions but also to verify …

Atmospheric controls on the Terra Nova Bay polynya occurrence in Antarctica

R Fonseca, D Francis, G Aulicino, KS Mattingly… - Climate Dynamics, 2023 - Springer
Polynyas, or ice-free regions within the sea ice pack, are a common occurrence around
Antarctica. A recurrent and often large polynya is the Terra Nova Bay Polynya (TNBP) …