Sea IceDavid N. Thomas, Gerhard S. Dieckmann As the Arctic perennial sea ice continues to disappear at an alarming rate, a full understanding of sea ice as a crucial global ecosystem, and the effects of its loss is vital for all those working with and studying global climate change. Building on the success of the previous edition, the second edition of Sea Ice, now much expanded and in full colour throughout, includes six completely new chapters with complete revisions of all the chapters included from the first edition. The Editors, Professor David Thomas and Dr Gerhard Dieckmann have once again drawn together an extremely impressive group of internationally respected contributing authors, ensuring a comprehensive worldwide coverage of this incredibly important topic. Sea Ice, second edition, is an essential purchase for oceanographers and marine scientists, environmental scientists, biologists, geochemists and geologists. All those involved in the study of global climate change will find this book to contain a wealth of important information. All libraries in universities and research establishments where these subjects are studied and taught will need multiple copies of this book on their shelves.
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Contents
An Overview | 1 |
Chapter 2 Growth Structure and Properties of Sea Ice | 23 |
Chapter 3 Sea Ice and Oceanography | 79 |
The Sea Ice Thickness Distribution | 113 |
Chapter 5 Snow and Sea Ice | 153 |
Chapter 6 Variability and Trends of the Global Sea Ice Cover | 205 |
Chapter 7 Sea Ice Bacteria and Viruses | 247 |
Chapter 8 Primary Producers and Sea Ice | 283 |
Chapter 10 Sea Ice Meio and Macrofauna | 357 |
A Critical Habitat for Polar Marine Mammals and Birds | 395 |
Chapter 12 Biogeochemistry of Sea Ice | 425 |
Chapter 13 Palaeo Sea Ice Distribution and Reconstruction Derived from the Geological Record | 469 |
Chapter 14 Sea Ice in NonPolar Regions | 531 |
Chapter 15 Sea Ice and Astrobiology | 579 |
Glossary | 595 |
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