Polynyas: Windows to the World

Polynyas are relatively, what are polar and ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles. This volume presents an integrated, multidisciplinary review of polynyas in both Arctic and Antarctic. It emphasizes the meteorology, ice dynamics, oceanography, biological components, chemistry, and modeling of these systems. The various interactions within polynyas, particularly between the physical forcing and biological responses, is under the influence of climate change. The authors of the reviews are all around in polynya research, and all are internationally recognized.

* Addresses the findings from those 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

Preface. 1. The Role of Ice in Arctic and Antarctic Polynyas (DG Barber and RA Massom). 2. Physical Oceanography of Polynyas (WJ Williams, EC Carmack, RG Ingram). 3. Polynya modeling (AJ Wilmott, DM Holland and MA Morales Maqueda). 4. Meteorology and atmosphere-surface coupling in and around polynyas (PJ Minnett, EL Key). 5. Gas Fluxes and Dynamics in Polynyas (LA Miller, GR DiTullio). 6. Biogeochemistry of polynyas and their role in the sequestration of anthropogenic constituents (M. Hoppema, LG Anderson). 7. Physical control of primary productivity in Arctic and Antarctic polynyas (KR Arrigo). 8. Primary Production and Nutrient Dynamics in Polynyas (J.-E. Tremblay and WO Smith, Jr.). 9. Zooplankton Processes in Polynyas (D. Deibel, KL Daly). 10. Pelagic bacterial processes in polynyas (HW Ducklow, PL Yager). 11. Benthic Processes in Polynyas (JM Grebmeier, JP Barry). 12. The Impact and Importance of Production in Polynyas is the Top-Trophic Predators: Two Case Histories (N. Karnovsky, D. Ainley, P. Lee). 13. Polynyas and Climate Change: A View to the Future (WO Smith, Jr., DG Barber).