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The Arctic Seafloor Is Full of Life — And We’re About to Destroy It
The Arctic Ocean is more than just icy waters, it harbors vibrant ecosystems — but it also harbors valuable oil, gas, and ...
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Arctic Ocean Circulation: Going Around At the Top Of the World
The Arctic Ocean (Figure 1), the smallest of the world's five major oceans, is about 4000km (2500 miles) long and 2400km (1500 miles) wide, about the size of the continental USA. It lies entirely ...
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Exploring the Arctic Ocean
UD doctoral student Tianyu Zhou is pictured on the right using a shovel to remove snow that covers the sea ice during a ...
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Scientists Uncover a Deep-Sea Mystery Hidden Beneath the Arctic Ocean
Deep beneath the icy waters of the Barents Sea, scientists have made an extraordinary discovery—a long-hidden mud volcano sitting at a depth of 400 meters. Named the Borealis Mud Volcano, this ...
Greenland Ice Cap is now the largest contributor to global sea level rise — but why?
The melting of the Greenland ice sheet is now the largest contributor to sea level rise, and scientists at UNH are traveling ...
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Hydrography shapes bacterial biogeography of the deep Arctic Ocean
Microbes dominate the ocean in terms of abundance, diversity and metabolic activity (Azam and Malfatti 2007). Marine bacteria mediate fluxes of matter and energy and have a critical role in ...