{"product_id":"sea-ice-isbn-9781394213733","title":"Sea Ice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew edition of the leading resource on the Arctic and Southern Oceans with contributions from the world’s experts on sea ice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSea Ice\u003c\/i\u003e delivers insights into the very latest understanding of sea ice dynamics, how we measure (and model) its extent, the ecosystems that depend on sea ice, and the effect of climate change on its distribution. The book also discusses how sea ice influences the oceanography of underlying waters and the influence that sea ice has on the world’s climate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis newly revised and updated Fourth Edition looks at ice-based food webs and the impact on global geopolitics as well as changes in human activity in the Arctic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a team of more than 80 of the world’s leading experts from 13 countries, \u003ci\u003eSea Ice\u003c\/i\u003e includes information on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSea ice thickness distribution and snow and surface processes on sea ice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe short-term and long-term dynamics of Arctic versus Antarctic Sea ice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurrent methods of satellite remote sensing of sea ice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ecology of sea ice, from microbes to mammals to marine birds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cycling of contaminants across the ocean-sea ice-atmosphere interface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn its new edition, \u003ci\u003eSea Ice\u003c\/i\u003e remains the leading multidisciplinary resource on the subject for all policy makers, researchers, and students with an interest in the polar regions and their role in the world’s oceanic systems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Sea Ice Thickness Distribution \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Snow and Surface Processes on Sea Ice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Sea Ice and Sunlight\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Sea Ice from an Engineer�s Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Methods of Satellite Remote Sensing of Sea Ice \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The Rise and Fall of Antarctic Sea Ice \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 The Fitful Decline of Arctic Sea Ice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Oceanography and Sea Ice of the Arctic Ocean\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Oceanography and Sea Ice of the Southern Ocean\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Sea Ice in Earth System models \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 A Compendium of Sea Ice Microbes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Primary Production Associated with Sea Ice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Sea Ice Foodwebs and Cryopelagic Interactions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Arctic and Antarctic Marine Mammals and Sea Ice \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Sea Ice: A Seabird World of Its Own\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Nutrients and Organic Matter Dynamics in Sea Ice \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Gase and Sea Ice \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Sea Ice, Aerosols and Clouds\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChatper 19 Cycling of Contaminants Across the Ocean-Sea Ice-Atmosphere Interface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Numerical Models of Sea Ice Biogeochemistry \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Palaeo Sea Ice Reconstruction: Ancient Warm Periods\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Ice in Subarctic Seas\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Multigenerational Connections and Perspectives of Alaska�s Sea Ice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 The Geopolitics of Sea Ice\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid N. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e is based at the University of Helsinki where he is the Professor of Arctic Ecosystem Research in the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences. Previously (1996 to 2020) he was at Bangor University, U.K., where from 2006 he held the Chair of Marine Biology in the School of Ocean Sciences. From 2009 to 2013 he also held an Academy of Finland Distinguished Professorship at the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew edition of the leading resource on the Arctic and Southern Oceans with contributions from the world’s experts on sea ice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSea Ice\u003c\/i\u003e delivers insights into the very latest understanding of sea ice dynamics, how we measure (and model) its extent, the ecosystems that depend on sea ice, and the effect of climate change on its distribution. 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