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Polynyas : windows to the world
Başlık:
Polynyas : windows to the world
Yazar:
Smith, Walker O.
ISBN:
9780444529527
9780080522937
Yayın Bilgileri:
Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier, 2007.
Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 online resource (xv, 458 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
Seri:
Elsevier oceanography series ; 74
Elsevier oceanography series ; 74.
İçerik:
Preface. 1. The Role of Sea Ice in Arctic and Antarctic Polynyas (D.G. Barber and R.A. Massom). 2. Physical Oceanography of Polynyas (W.J. Williams, E.C. Carmack, R.G. Ingram). 3. Polynya modeling (A.J. Wilmott, D.M. Holland and M.A. Morales Maqueda). 4. Meteorology and atmosphere-surface coupling in and around polynyas (P.J. Minnett, E.L. Key). 5. Gas Fluxes and Dynamics in Polynyas (L.A. Miller, G.R. DiTullio). 6. Biogeochemistry of polynyas and their role in sequestration of anthropogenic constituents (M. Hoppema, L.G. Anderson). 7. Physical control of primary productivity in Arctic and Antarctic polynyas (K.R. Arrigo). 8. Primary Production and Nutrient Dynamics in Polynyas (J.-E. Tremblay and W.O. Smith, Jr.). 9. Zooplankton Processes in Polynyas (D. Deibel, K.L. Daly). 10. Pelagic bacterial processes in polynyas (H.W. Ducklow, P.L. Yager). 11. Benthic Processes in Polynyas (J.M. Grebmeier, J.P. Barry). 12. The Impact and Importance of Production in Polynyas to Top-Trophic Predators: Two Case Histories (N. Karnovsky, D. Ainley, P. Lee). 13. Polynyas and Climate Change: A View to the Future (W.O. Smith, Jr., D.G. Barber).
Özet:
Polynyas are relatively ice-free regions when compared to the areas around them, and have been suggested as being foci for energy transfer between the atmosphere and ocean, ice factories, and critical areas with respect to polar ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles. This volume presents an integrated, multidisciplinary review of polynyas in both the Arctic and Antarctic. It emphasizes the meteorology, ice dynamics, oceanography, biological components, chemistry, and modeling of these systems, particularly with respect to their roles in polar processes and distributions. The various interactions within polynyas, particularly between the physical forcing and biological responses, is emphasized, as are the potential changes in polynyas that might occur under a climate regime that is rapidly changing. The authors of the reviews are leaders among their respective countries in polynya research, and all are internationally recognized. * Addresses the findings from actively researched polynyas and reports on the new understandings of polar systems that have evolved from these studies * Includes topics from meteorology to physics to biology and chemistry, and seeks to integrate them into a synthetic assessment * Provides material from both the Arctic and Antarctic, which is highly unusual in books of this type.
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ScienceDirect An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for access ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444529527Mevcut:*
Yer Numarası | Demirbaş Numarası | Shelf Location | Lokasyon / Statüsü / İade Tarihi |
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GB2405 .P65 2007 | 1185499-1001 | Elsevier E-Kitap Koleksiyonu | Arıyor... |
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