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Bookmark or Share- Life in the Arctic Ocean - Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionTo begin to shed light on the dimly understood Arctic ecosystems and food webs, I lived during parts of 1997 and 1998 at the SHEBA (Surface HEat Budget of the Arctic) ice camp, a major science encampment both on and in the ice in the part of the Arctic Ocean known as the Beaufort Sea, where I studied seasonal and life cycles of the Arctic ...
- It’s always freezing in the Arctic. Or is it?The Arctic region, however, is mostly ocean surrounded by land, and the ocean plays a big role in keeping the Arctic relatively warm. “Water can absorb a whole lot more heat than the air can,” says WHOI physical oceanographer Sylvia Cole. That heat prevents the Arctic from reaching the extreme temperatures found in Antarctica.
- Arctic Ocean Circulation - Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionFollow researchers on an icebreaker study the effects of warming and climate change in the Arctic. Irminger Sea. October 4 to 29, 2008 Join researchers as they travel to one of the stormiest places on earth to collect information about the water and atmosphere. Ice-Tethered Profiler. Repeatedly sampling properties of the ice-covered Arctic Ocean.
- Sea Ice Glossary - Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionSince 90% of an iceberg is below the surface of the water, they travel with ocean currents and not the winds. Most bergs formed in Canada and Greenland stay in the eastern Arctic, eventually being carried into the Atlantic via Davis Strait and melting away. The other kind of arctic ice is pack ice.
- Polar Life - Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionArctic Ocean Ecosystem. The Arctic Ocean is one of the planet's most remote and formidable large ocean basins. Much of it is permanently covered by shifting sea ice. Half the year it is plunged into total darkness and it is buffeted by bitterly cold winds year-round.
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