Sea Ice, Ice Drift, and Oceanic Circulation

David N. Thomas; Finlo R. Cottier; Mark A. Brandon

doi:10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0395

Sea Ice, Ice Drift, and Oceanic Circulation

David N. Thomas
, Finlo R. Cottier
, Mark A. Brandon

School of Ocean Sciences

Scottish Association for Marine Science
Open University

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Abstract

The episodic freezing over of the surface waters is arguably the most striking feature of the Southern and Arctic Oceans as well as some subarctic oceans such as the Baltic and Okhotsk Seas. Millions of square kilometers are covered by ephemeral layers of ice that are on average less than 1 m thick. This pack ice is highly dynamic, drifting on the underlying ocean currents, and its distribution is greatly influenced by prevailing winds. The ice is not simply an impervious layer of frozen water, but does in fact provide a variety of habitats to create a productive biome which is pertinent in the biogeochemical processes in the surface waters and at the air–ocean interface.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The International Encyclopedia of Geography:
Subtitle of host publication	People, the Earth, Environment and Technology
Editors	Douglas Richardson, Noel Castree, Michael F. Goodchild, Audrey Kobayashi, Weidong Liu, Richard A Marston
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons
Pages	6075-6084
Number of pages	10
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	978-0-470-65963-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0395
Publication status	Published - 6 Mar 2017

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Keywords

Antarctic
Arctic
cryosphere
Sea ice
polar regions
climate dynamics
earth observation
coastal geography

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Thomas, D. N., Cottier, F. R., & Brandon, M. A. (2017). Sea Ice, Ice Drift, and Oceanic Circulation. In D. Richardson, N. Castree, M. F. Goodchild, A. Kobayashi, W. Liu, & R. A. Marston (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Geography: : People, the Earth, Environment and Technology (1 ed., pp. 6075-6084). John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0395

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