L.: Phytoplankton dynamics within 37 Antarctic coastal polynya systems

• Main Authors: Kevin R. Arrigo, Gert L. Van Dijken
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Oceanography; Biological and Chemical; Biogeochemical cycles (1615; KEYWORDS; Antarctica; polynya; Amundsen Sea; Antarctic; Lazarev; Lazarev Sea; Prydz Bay; Ronne Ice Shelf; Ross Sea; Antarc*; ice pack; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.469.3043

[1] Antarctic coastal polynyas are areas of reduced sea ice cover within the ice pack and their associated surface waters are noted for sustaining enhanced levels of biological production during the spring and summer. Here we present satellite-based estimates of interannual changes in the areal exte...