A 50 % increase in the mass of terrestrial particles delivered by the Mackenzie River into the Beaufort Sea (Canadian Arctic Ocean) over the last 10 years
Global warming has a significant impact on the regional scale on the Arctic Ocean and surrounding coastal zones (i.e., Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Norway and Russia). The recent increase in air temperature has resulted in increased precipitation along the drainage basins of Arctic rivers. It has a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-06-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | https://www.biogeosciences.net/12/3551/2015/bg-12-3551-2015.pdf |