{"product_id":"sea-ice-isbn-9781118778388","title":"Sea Ice","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the past 20 years the study of the frozen Arctic and Southern Oceans and sub-arctic seas has progressed at a remarkable pace. This third edition of \u003ci\u003eSea Ice\u003c\/i\u003e gives insight into the very latest understanding of the how sea ice is formed, how we measure (and model) its extent, the biology that lives within and associated with sea ice and the effect of climate change on its distribution. How sea ice influences the oceanography of underlying waters and the influences that sea ice has on humans living in Arctic regions are also discussed.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing twelve new chapters, this edition follows two previous editions (2001 and 2010), and the need for this latest update exhibits just how rapidly the science of sea ice is developing. The 27 chapters are written by a team of more than 50 of the worlds’ leading experts in their fields. These combine to make the book the most comprehensive introduction to the physics, chemistry, biology and geology of sea ice that there is.\u003c\/p\u003e This third edition of \u003ci\u003eSea Ice\u003c\/i\u003e will be a key resource for all policy makers, researchers and students who work with the frozen oceans and seas. \u003cp\u003eList of contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Overview of sea ice growth and properties 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChris Petrich and Hajo Eicken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Sea ice thickness distribution 42\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristian Haas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Snow in the sea ice system: friend or foe? 65\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew Sturm and Robert A. Massom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Sea ice and sunlight 110\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDonald K. Perovich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The sea ice–ocean boundary layer 138\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMiles G. McPhee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The atmosphere over sea ice 160\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOla Persson and Timo Vihma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Sea ice and Arctic Ocean oceanography 197\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinlo Cottier, Michael Steele and Frank Nilsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Oceanography and sea ice in the Southern Ocean 216\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael P. Meredith and Mark A. Brandon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Methods of satellite remote sensing of sea ice 239\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGunnar Spreen and Stefan Kern\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Gaining (and losing) Antarctic sea ice: variability, trends and mechanisms 261\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSharon Stammerjohn and Ted Maksym\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Losing Arctic sea ice: observations of the recent decline and the long-term context 290\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWalter N. Meier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Sea ice in Earth system models 304\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDirk Notz and Cecilia M. Bitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Sea ice as a habitat for Bacteria, Archaea and viruses 326\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJody W. Deming and R. Eric Collins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Sea ice as a habitat for primary producers 352\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKevin R. Arrigo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Sea ice as a habitat for micrograzers 370\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid A. Caron, Rebecca J. Gast and Marie-Ève Garneau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Sea ice as a habitat for macrograzers 394\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBodil A. Bluhm, Kerrie M. Swadling and Rolf Gradinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Dynamics of nutrients, dissolved organic matter and exopolymers in sea ice 415\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKlaus M. Meiners and Christine Michel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Gases in sea ice 433\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJean-Louis Tison, Bruno Delille and Stathys Papadimitriou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Transport and transformation of contaminants in sea ice 472\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFeiyue Wang, Monika Púcko and Gary Stern\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Numerical models of sea ice biogeochemistry 492\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMartin Vancoppenolle and Letizia Tedesco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Arctic marine mammals and sea ice 516\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKristin L. Laidre and Eric V. Regehr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Antarctic marine mammals and sea ice 534\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarthán N. Bester, Horst Bornemann and Trevor McIntyre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 A feathered perspective: the influence of sea ice on Arctic marine birds 556\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNina J. Karnovsky and Maria V. Gavrilo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Birds and Antarctic sea ice 570\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Ainley, Eric J. Woehler and Amelie Lescroël\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Sea ice is our beautiful garden: indigenous perspectives on sea ice in the Arctic 583\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHenry P. Huntington, Shari Gearheard, Lene Kielsen Holm, George Noongwook, Margaret Opie and Joelie Sanguya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Advances in palaeo sea ice estimation 600\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeanne Armand, Alexander Ferry and Amy Leventer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Ice in subarctic seas 630\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHermanni Kaartokallio, Mats A. Granskog, Harri Kuosa and Jouni Vainio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 645\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid N. 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