Sea Ice is vital for polar research; it is a major component of the world’s oceans, partly driving ocean circulation and global climate patterns.

Sea Ice provides habitat for a rich diversity of marine life and is an extremely valuable source of information on global climate change and the evolution of present day life forms.

Contents

1. The Importance of Sea Ice: An Overview
2. From the Microscopic, to the Macroscopic, to the Regional Scale:
3. Growth, Microstructure and Properties of Sea Ice
4. Dynamics versus Thermodynamics: The Sea Ice Thickness Distribution
5. Large Scale Characteristics and Variability of the Global Sea Ice Cover
6. Primary Production in Sea Ice
7. The Microbiology of Sea Ice
8. The Macrobiology of Sea Ice
9. Sea Ice: A Critical Habitat for Polar Marine Mammals and Birds
10. Biogeochemistry of Sea Ice
11. Particulate Flux From Sea Ice in Polar Waters
12. Palaeo Sea Ice Distribution – Reconstruction and Palaeoclimatic Significance

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