Reconstruction of historic sea ice conditions in a sub-Arctic lagoon

• Published in: Cold Regions Science and Technology
• Main Authors: Petrich, C., Tivy, A.C., Ward, D.H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: cumulative number; degree days; ground observations; interannual variability; mean air temperatures; satellite observations; sea ice conditions; terrestrial organisms; atmospheric temperature; models; plants; remote sensing; sea ice; lakes; air temperature; ice cover; lagoon; satellite data; wind direction; Alaska; Izembek Lagoon; United States; Anser; Aves; Branta bernicla nigricans; Zostera marina; Arctic; Bering Sea; Brant; Ice Lakes; Pacific; Branta bernicla; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2013.10.011; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=439f3218-5e41-4525-9523-6ada49af7249; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=439f3218-5e41-4525-9523-6ada49af7249

Historical sea ice conditions were reconstructed for Izembek Lagoon, Bering Sea, Alaska. This lagoon is a crucial staging area during migration for numerous species of avian migrants and a major eelgrass (Zostera marina) area important to a variety of marine and terrestrial organisms, especially Pac...