Climate forcing multiplies biological productivity in the coastal Arctic Ocean
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[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 and benthos by 2 to 6 fold. Strong wind forcing failed to induce upward shifts in the biological productivity of stratified waters off the shelf. Citation: Tremblay, J.‐É., et al. (2011), Climate forcing multiplies biological productivity in the coastal Arctic Ocean, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L18604, doi:10.1029/2011GL048825.
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