The Earth's Protective Covering of Ice at Risk

Abstract On the surface of the Arctic Ocean floats a thin layer of sea ice that keeps heat locked into the water. Marine scientists, atmospheric researchers, geochemists and soil scientists are examining the impacts of climate change on this fragile ice. Consider this scenario: If the ice melts, the...

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Published in:German Research
Main Authors: Kaleschke, Lars, Kutzbach, Lars
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013
Subjects:
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Climate change
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Alaska
Siberia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/germ.201390026
https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fgerm.201390026
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/germ.201390026
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Summary:Abstract On the surface of the Arctic Ocean floats a thin layer of sea ice that keeps heat locked into the water. Marine scientists, atmospheric researchers, geochemists and soil scientists are examining the impacts of climate change on this fragile ice. Consider this scenario: If the ice melts, the permafrost soils of Siberia and Alaska could heat up and release additional greenhouse gases.

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