Sea Ice Biogeochemistry and Material Transport Across the Frozen Interface

The porous nature of sea ice not only provides a habitat for ice algae but also opens a pathway for exchanges of organic matter, nutrients, and gases with the seawater below and the atmosphere above. These constituents permeate the ice cover through air-ice gas exchange, brine drainage, seawater ent...

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Main Authors: Brice Loose, Lisa A. Miller, Scott Elliott, Tim Papakyriakou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2011-09-01
Series:Oceanography
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Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/24-3_loose.pdf