Physical and biogeochemical properties in landfast sea ice (Barrow, Alaska): Insights on brine and gas dynamics across seasons

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3172-3189

  Zhou, Jiayun ^a   Delille, Bruno ^b   Eicken, Hajo ^c   Vancoppenolle, Martin ^d   Brabant, Frédéric ^a   Carnat, Gauthier ^e   Geilfus, Nicolas Xavier ^e   Papakyriakou, Tim ^e   Heinesch, Bernard ^b   Tison, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

argon; barrow; brine; chlorophyll a; isotope; nutrient; Ra; sea ice

Indexed keywords

ARGON; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BRINES; CHLOROPHYLL; DYNAMICS; ISOTOPES; NUTRIENTS; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIUM; VOLUME FRACTION;

BARROW; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; BUBBLE NUCLEATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; FORMATION AND EVOLUTIONS; GAS ENTRAPMENTS; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; STABLE ISOTOPES OF WATER;

SEA ICE;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BRINE; GAS FLOW; OCEANIC CONVECTION; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ALASKA; BARROW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882752755     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20232     Document Type: Article

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