“The Ocean Is Always Changing”: Nearshore and Farshore Perspectives on Arctic Coastal Seas

Pliocene palaeoceanography of the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas.

The Pliocene is important in the geological evolution of the high northern latitudes. It marks the transition from restricted local- to extensive regional-scale glaciations on the circum-Arctic continents between 3.6 and 2.4Ma. Since the Arctic Ocean is an almost land-locked basin, tectonic activity and sea-level fluctuations controlled the geometry of ocean gateways and continental drainage sy...

Nordic Seas and Arctic Ocean CFC data in CARINA

E. Jeansson1, K. A. Olsson2,*, T. Tanhua3, and J. L. Bullister4 1Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Uni Research, Bergen, Norway 2Department of Chemistry, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden 3Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenshaften, Marine Biogeochemie, Kiel, Germany 4Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA, Seattle, Washington, USA *present address: Volvo Technology Corporatio...

The Arctic is changing

Climate forcing multiplies biological productivity in the coastal Arctic Ocean

[1] The effects of changing ice and atmospheric conditions on the upwelling of deep nutrient‐laden waters and biological productivity in the coastal Beaufort Sea were quantified using a unique combination of in situ and remote‐sensing approaches. Repeated instances of ice ablation and upwelling during fall 2007 and summer 2008 multiplied the production of ice algae, phytoplankton, zooplankton a...

Past glacial and interglacial conditions in the Arctic Ocean and marginal seas – a review

Past changes in the Arctic Ocean and its marginal seas have been profound, even during the last 10,000 years. Understanding these changes, such as those occurring during the transition from glacial to interglacial climates, are important for research on modern processes, because this knowledge provides a framework and unique perspective in which to view the modern physical and biological proces...