Assessing Holocene Climate Variability in the Arctic Ocean

• Main Author: Morris, David
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Virginia 2016
• Subjects: Chukchi Sea; organic geochemistry; stable isotopes; Bayesian modeling; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Barrow Canyon; Chukchi; Climate change; ice algae; Phytoplankton; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.18130/v3h00z; https://libraetd.lib.virginia.edu/public_view/v405s962n

The western Arctic Ocean is a unique part of the world’s oceans, and is an area undergoing significant climate changes. The effects and possible climate feedbacks of these changes are not yet fully understood. Decreased sea ice cover could lead to increased productivity in the water column, or a red...