Ice sheets matter for the global carbon cycle

JL Wadham, JR Hawkings, L Tarasov… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The cycling of carbon on Earth exerts a fundamental influence upon the greenhouse gas
content of the atmosphere, and hence global climate over millennia. Until recently, ice …

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 …

Recent advances in our understanding of the role of meltwater in the Greenland Ice Sheet system

PW Nienow, AJ Sole, DA Slater, TR Cowton - Current Climate Change …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review This review discusses the role that meltwater plays within
the Greenland ice sheet system. The ice sheet's hydrology is important because it affects …

[HTML][HTML] How does glacier discharge affect marine biogeochemistry and primary production in the Arctic?

MJ Hopwood, D Carroll, T Dunse, A Hodson… - The …, 2020 - tc.copernicus.org
Freshwater discharge from glaciers is increasing across the Arctic in response to
anthropogenic climate change, which raises questions about the potential downstream …

Non-linear response of summertime marine productivity to increased meltwater discharge around Greenland

MJ Hopwood, D Carroll, TJ Browning, L Meire… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) is thought to enhance marine
productivity by adding bioessential iron and silicic acid to coastal waters. However …

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 …

Melting glaciers stimulate large summer phytoplankton blooms in southwest Greenland waters

KR Arrigo, GL van Dijken, RM Castelao… - Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Each summer, large quantities of freshwater and associated dissolved and particulate
material are released from the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) into local fjords where they …

Tidewater glaciers and bedrock characteristics control the phytoplankton growth environment in a fjord in the Arctic

L Halbach, M Vihtakari, P Duarte, A Everett… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Meltwater discharge from tidewater glaciers impacts the adjacent marine environment. Due
to the global warming, tidewater glaciers are retreating and will eventually terminate on land …

Terrestrial inputs drive seasonality in organic matter and nutrient biogeochemistry in a high Arctic fjord system (Isfjorden, Svalbard)

M McGovern, AK Pavlov, A Deininger… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Climate-change driven increases in temperature and precipitation are leading to increased
discharge of freshwater and terrestrial material to Arctic coastal ecosystems. These inputs …

Phytoplankton seasonal dynamics in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard and the adjacent shelf

EN Hegseth, P Assmy, JM Wiktor, J Wiktor… - The Ecosystem of …, 2019 - Springer
Phytoplankton phenology is a key driver of biological and chemical processes in marine
ecosystems because it directly affects cycling of nutrients, the strength of the biological …