Antarctic landfast sea ice (fast ice) is stationary sea ice that is attached to the coast,
grounded icebergs, ice shelves, or other protrusions on the continental shelf. Fast ice forms …

Sea ice is one the largest biomes on earth, yet it is poorly described by biogeochemical and
climate models. In this paper, published and unpublished data on sympagic (ice-associated) …

Atmospheric deposition of mercury onto sea ice and circumpolar sea water provides
mercury for microbial methylation, and contributes to the bioaccumulation of the potent …

The discovery that melting sea ice can fertilize iron (Fe)-depleted polar waters has recently
fostered trace metal research efforts in sea ice. The aim of this review is to summarize and …

The oceans contribute to aerosol particles in the atmosphere through two different physical
mechanisms: first by the production of sea spray aerosol (SSA), and second by emitting …

Arctic sea ice is experiencing a shorter growth season and an earlier ice melt onset. The
significance of spring microalgal blooms taking place prior to sea ice breakup is the subject …

A quantification of carbon fluxes in the coastal ocean and across its boundaries with the
atmosphere, land, and the open ocean is important for assessing the current state and …

Basal melt of ice shelves is not only an important part of Antarctica's ice sheet mass budget,
but it is also the origin of platelet ice, one of the most distinctive types of sea ice. In many …

Polar oceans and sea ice cover 15% of the Earth's ocean surface, and the environment is
changing rapidly at both poles. Improving knowledge on the interactions between the …

Abstract The Arctic Ocean is rapidly changing from thicker multiyear to thinner first‐year ice
cover, with significant consequences for radiative transfer through the ice pack and light …