Pan-Arctic distributions of continental runoff in the Arctic Ocean

Continental runoff is a major source of freshwater, nutrients and terrigenous material to the Arctic Ocean. As such, it influences water column stratification, light attenuation, surface heating, gas exchange, biological productivity and carbon sequestration. Increasing river discharge and thawing p...

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Main Authors: Fichot, Cédric G., Kaiser, Karl, Hooker, Stanford B., Amon, Rainer M. W., Babin, Marcel, Bélanger, Simon, Walker, Sally A., Benner, Ronald
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3542531/