Variability in sea ice carbonate chemistry: a case study comparing the importance of ikaite precipitation, bottom-ice algae, and currents across an invisible polynya

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: B. G. T. Else, A. Cranch, R. P. Sims, S. Jones, L. A. Dalman, C. J. Mundy, R. A. Segal, R. K. Scharien, T. Guha
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: geo; envir; Arctic; Cambridge Bay; Canada; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Nunavut; Arctic Archipelago; ice algae; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-3685-2022; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/16/3685/2022/tc-16-3685-2022.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/d30b9d7955f1403bbe838221a52c30e8

The carbonate chemistry of sea ice is known to play a role in global carbon cycles, but its importance is uncertain in part due to disparities in reported results. Variability in physical and biological drivers is usually invoked to explain differences between studies. In the Canadian Arctic Archipe...