ASPIRE: The Amundsen Sea Polynya International Research Expedition

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ASPIRE: The Amundsen Sea Polynya International Research Expedition

Yager, Patricia L.; Sherrell, Robert M.; Stammerjohn, Sharon E.; Alderkamp, Anne-Carlijn; Schofield, Oscar M. E.; Abrahamsen, E. Povl; Arrigo, Kevin R.; Bertilsson, Stefan; Garay, D. Lollie; Guerrero, Raul; Lowry, Kate E.; Moksnes, Per-Olav; Ndungu, Kuria; Post, Anton F.; Randall-Goodwin, Evan; Riemann, Lasse; Severmann, Silke; Thatje, Sven; van Dijken, Gert L.; Wilson, Stephanie

Citable URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1912/5521

As published: http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2012.73

Date: 2012-09

DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2012.73

Abstract:

In search of an explanation for some of the greenest waters ever seen in coastal Antarctica and their possible link to some of the fastest melting glaciers and declining summer sea ice, the Amundsen Sea Polynya International Research Expedition (ASPIRE) challenged the capabilities of the US Antarctic Program and RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer during Austral summer 2010–2011. We were well rewarded by both an extraordinary research platform and a truly remarkable oceanic setting. Here we provide further insights into the key questions that motivated our sampling approach during ASPIRE and present some preliminary findings, while highlighting the value of the Palmer for accomplishing complex, multifaceted oceanographic research in such a challenging environment.

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Author Posting. © The Oceanography Society, 2012. This article is posted here by permission of The Oceanography Society for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Oceanography 25, no. 3 (2012): 40-53, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2012.73.

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