Development and validation of a one-dimensional snow-ice algae model against observations in Resolute Passage, Canadian Arctic Archipelago

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Main Authors: Pogson, L., Tremblay, B., Lavoie, D., Michel, C., Vancoppenolle, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Resolute Passage; Barrow Strait; Arctic Archipelago; ice algae; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=211098

Ice algae are an important component of the carbon cycle in the Arctic. We investigate the dynamics of an ice algae bloom by coupling an ice algae-nutrient model with a multilayer sigma coordinate thermodynamic sea ice model. The model is tested with the simulation of an algal bloom at the base of f...