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1 online resource (xv, 458 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color). |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Elsevier oceanography series ; 74 |
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Elsevier oceanography series ; 74.
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| Summary |
Polynyas are relatively ice-free regions when compared to the areas around them, and have been suggested as being foci for energy transfer between the atmosphere and ocean, ice factories, and critical areas with respect to polar ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles. This volume presents an integrated, multidisciplinary review of polynyas in both the Arctic and Antarctic. It emphasizes the meteorology, ice dynamics, oceanography, biological components, chemistry, and modeling of these systems, particularly with respect to their roles in polar processes and distributions. The various interactions within polynyas, particularly between the physical forcing and biological responses, is emphasized, as are the potential changes in polynyas that might occur under a climate regime that is rapidly changing. The authors of the reviews are leaders among their respective countries in polynya research, and all are internationally recognized. * Addresses the findings from actively researched polynyas and reports on the new understandings of polar systems that have evolved from these studies * Includes topics from meteorology to physics to biology and chemistry, and seeks to integrate them into a synthetic assessment * Provides material from both the Arctic and Antarctic, which is highly unusual in books of this type. |
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Preface -- 1. The role of sea ice in Arctic and Antarctic polynyas / D.G. Barber and R.A. Massom -- 2. Physical oceanography of polynyas / W.J. Williams, E.C. Carmack, R.G. Ingram -- 3. Polynya modeling / A.J. Wilmott, D.M. Holland, M.A. Morales Maqueda -- 4. Meteorology and atmosphere-surface coupling in and around polynyas / P.J. Minnett, E.L. Key -- 5. Gas fluxes and dynamics in polynyas / L.A. Miller, G.R. DiTullio -- 6. Biogeochemistry of polynyas and their role in sequestration of anthropogenic constituents / M. Hoppema, L.G. Anderson -- 7. Physical control of primary productivity in Arctic and Antarctic polynyas / K.R. Arrigo -- 8. Primary production and nutrient dynamics in polynyas / J.-E. Tremblay and W.O. Smith, Jr. -- 9. Zooplankton processes in polynyas / D. Deibel, K.L. Daly -- 10. Pelagic bacterial processes in polynyas / H.W. Ducklow, P.L. Yager -- 11. Benthic processes in polynyas / J.M. Grebmeier, J.P. Barry -- 12. The impact and importance of production in polynyas to top-trophic predators : two case histories / N. Karnovsky, D. Ainley, P. Lee -- 13. Polynyas and climate change : a view to the future / W.O. Smith, Jr., D.G. Barber. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Polynyas -- Congresses.
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Polynies -- Congrès.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Sedimentology & Stratigraphy.
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Polynyas
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Polynja
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proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Walker O.
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Barber, David G.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Polynyas. Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier, 2007 9780444529527 0444529527 (OCoLC)77795893 |
| ISBN |
9780444529527 |
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0444529527 |
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9780080522937 (electronic bk.) |
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0080522939 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000048130506 |
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CHDSB 005985970 |
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DEBBG BV039833196 |
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DEBBG BV042309440 |
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DEBSZ 405301103 |
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DEBSZ 482436514 |
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NZ1 11778181 |
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NZ1 15191929 |
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