Mapping of Active Frazil and Sea Ice Production in the Northern Hemisphere, With Comparison to the Southern Hemisphere

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Nakata, K., Ohshima, K. I.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union
• Subjects: 452; Anadyr; Anadyr’; Antarctic; Lawrence Island; Okhotsk; The Antarctic; Anadyr'; Antarc*; Sea ice; St Lawrence Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/88953; https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JC018553

Frazil ice in the coastal polynyas has been increasingly recognized as important for efficient sea ice production, associated dense water formation, transport of particulate matter and consequent biological production. However, it has not been well understood where and to what degree active-frazil a...