How much, how fast?: A science review and outlook for research on the instability of Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier in the 21st century

TA Scambos, RE Bell, RB Alley… - Global and Planetary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Constraining how much and how fast the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) will change in the
coming decades has recently been identified as the highest priority in Antarctic research …

Global drivers on southern ocean ecosystems: changing physical environments and anthropogenic pressures in an earth system

SA Morley, D Abele, DKA Barnes… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The manuscript assesses the current and expected future global drivers of Southern Ocean
(SO) ecosystems. Atmospheric ozone depletion over the Antarctic since the 1970s, has been …

Changing biogeochemistry of the Southern Ocean and its ecosystem implications

SF Henley, EL Cavan, SE Fawcett, R Kerr… - Frontiers in marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Southern Ocean plays a critical role in regulating global climate as a major sink for
atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), and in global ocean biogeochemistry by supplying …

Iron in sea ice: Review and new insights

D Lannuzel, M Vancoppenolle, P van Der Merwe… - …, 2016 - online.ucpress.edu
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 …

Scientific challenges and present capabilities in underwater robotic vehicle design and navigation for oceanographic exploration under-ice

LDL Barker, MV Jakuba, AD Bowen, CR German… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews the scientific motivation and challenges, development, and use of
underwater robotic vehicles designed for use in ice-covered waters, with special attention …

Cellular costs underpin micronutrient limitation in phytoplankton

JSP McCain, A Tagliabue, E Susko, EP Achterberg… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Micronutrients control phytoplankton growth in the ocean, influencing carbon export and
fisheries. It is currently unclear how micronutrient scarcity affects cellular processes and how …

Flexible B12 ecophysiology of Phaeocystis antarctica due to a fusion B12–independent methionine synthase with widespread homologues

D Rao, Z Füssy, MM Brisbin… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Coastal Antarctic marine ecosystems are significant in carbon cycling because of their
intense seasonal phytoplankton blooms. Southern Ocean algae are primarily limited by light …

Pathways and supply of dissolved iron in the Amundsen Sea (Antarctica)

P St‐Laurent, PL Yager, RM Sherrell… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous coastal polynyas fringe the Antarctic continent and strongly influence the
productivity of Antarctic shelf systems. Of the 46 Antarctic coastal polynyas documented in a …

Controls on dissolved and particulate iron distributions in surface waters of the Western Antarctic Peninsula shelf

AL Annett, JN Fitzsimmons, MJM Séguret… - Marine Chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) displays high but variable productivity and
is also undergoing rapid change. Long-term studies of phytoplankton communities and …

Biogeochemistry of iron in coastal Antarctica: isotopic insights for external sources and biological uptake in the Amundsen Sea polynyas

HA Tian, M van Manen, ZB Bunnell, J Jung… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Seasonal phytoplankton blooms in the Antarctic Amundsen Sea Polynyas are thought to be
supported by an external supply of iron (Fe) from circumpolar deep waters, benthic …