The advective origin of an under-ice spring bloom in the Arctic Ocean using multiple observational platforms

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Johnsen, Geir, Norli, Marit, Moline, Mark A., Robbins, Ian, Quillfeldt, Cecilie von, Sørensen, Kai, Cottier, Finlo Robert, Berge, Jørgen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Chukchi Sea; Svalbard; Yermak Plateau; Antarc*; Antarctica; Chukchi; Phytoplankton; Polar Biology; Sea ice; Yermak plateau
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2577917; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2278-5

Under-ice blooms of phytoplankton in the Chukchi Sea have been observed, with strong implications for our understanding of the production regimes in the Arctic Ocean. Using a combination of satellite remote sensing of phytoplankton biomass, in situ observations under sea ice from an autonomous under...