Particle sources and downward fluxes in the Eastern Fram Strait under the influence of the West Spitsbergen Current

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
• Main Authors: Sanchez-Vidal, Anna, Veres, Oriol, Langone, Leonardo, Ferré, Benedicte, Calafat Frau, Antoni, Canals Artigas, Miquel, Durrieu de Madron, Xavier, Heussner, Serge, Mienert, Jürgen, Grimalt Obrador, Joan, Pusceddu, Antonio, Danovaro, Roberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2015
• Subjects: Geotècnia marina; Marine geotechnics; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Storfjordrenna; Fram Strait; Phytoplankton; Sea ice; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/127765

The carbon cycle of the Arctic Ocean is tightly regulated by land-atmosphere-cryosphere-ocean interactions. Characterizing these environmental exchanges and feedbacks is critical to facilitate projections of the carbon cycle under changing climate conditions. The environmental drivers of sinking par...