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Special Issue: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Polar Aspects of Global Change

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Proceedings of the International Symposium on Polar Aspects of Global Change
Olav Orheim & Helle Valborg Goldman
Pages: 113-114
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforProceedings of the International Symposium on Polar Aspects of Global Change | PDF (136.1 KB)
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The aim of the symposium
Gunter Weller
Pages: 115-116
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforThe aim of the symposium | PDF (88.2 KB)
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Global change and the polar regions
Chris Rapley
Pages: 117-118
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforGlobal change and the polar regions | PDF (135.1 KB)
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The cryosphere: an early indicator and global player
Hartmut Grassl
Pages: 119-125
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforThe cryosphere: an early indicator and global player | References | PDF (470.4 KB)
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Radiation climate variability in Svalbard: surface and satellite observations
Jon Børre Ørbæk, Vidar Hisdal & Lars Edin Svaasand
Pages: 127-134
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforRadiation climate variability in Svalbard: surface and satellite observations | References | PDF (776.6 KB)
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Climate states and variability of Arctic ice and water dynamics during 1946–1997
Andrey Y. Proshutinsky, Igor V. Polyakov & Mark A. Johnson
Pages: 135-142
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforClimate states and variability of Arctic ice and water dynamics during 1946–1997 | References | PDF (606.1 KB)
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High resolution climate simulations over the Arctic
Annette Rinke, Klaus Dethloff, Arne Spekat, Wolfgang Enke & Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen
Pages: 143-150
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
First Page PreviewforHigh resolution climate simulations over the Arctic | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Climatic trend and the retreat and disintegration of ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula: an overview
Pedro Skvarca, Wolfgang Rack, Helmut Rott & Teresa Ibarzábal Donángelo
Pages: 151-157
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforClimatic trend and the retreat and disintegration of ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula: an overview | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Numerical simulation of salinity anomaly propagation in the Nordic seas and the Arctic Ocean
Rüdiger Gerdes & Cornelia Küberle
Pages: 159-166
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforNumerical simulation of salinity anomaly propagation in the Nordic seas and the Arctic Ocean | References | PDF (491.3 KB)
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In search of an elusive Antarctic circumpolar wave in sea ice extents: 1978–1996
Per Gloersen & Norden E. Huang
Pages: 167-173
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforIn search of an elusive Antarctic circumpolar wave in sea ice extents: 1978–1996 | References | PDF (947.6 KB)
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The Storfjorden polynya: ERS-2 SAR observations and overview
Jörg Haarpaintner
Pages: 175-182
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforThe Storfjorden polynya: ERS-2 SAR observations and overview | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Structure and heat content of the West Spitsbergen Current
Peter M. Haugan
Pages: 183-188
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforStructure and heat content of the West Spitsbergen Current | References | PDF (457.7 KB)
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Polar biogeochemistry and ecosystem feedback mechanisms in a changing environment
Torben R. Christensen & Paul Treguer
Page: 189
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforPolar biogeochemistry and ecosystem feedback mechanisms in a changing environment | PDF (66.7 KB)
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Spatial and temporal variability in the responses of Arctic terrestrial ecosystems to environmental change
Terry V. Callaghan, Malcolm C. Press, John A. Lee, David L. Robinson & Clive W. Anderson
Pages: 191-197
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforSpatial and temporal variability in the responses of Arctic terrestrial ecosystems to environmental change | References | PDF (621.6 KB)
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Potential and actual trace gas fluxes in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems
Torben Røjle Christensen
Pages: 199-206
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforPotential and actual trace gas fluxes in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Impact of global change on the biogeochemistry and ecology of an Arctic freshwater system
John E. Hobbie, Bruce J. Peterson, Neil Bettez, Linda Deegan, W. John O'Brien, George W. Kling, George W. Kipphut, William B. Bowden & Anne E. Hershey
Pages: 207-214
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforImpact of global change on the biogeochemistry and ecology of an Arctic freshwater system | References | PDF (669.2 KB)
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Influence of vascular plant photosynthetic rate on CH4 emission from peat monoliths from southern boreal Sweden
Anna Joabsson, Torben Røjle Christensen & Bo Wallén
Pages: 215-220
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforInfluence of vascular plant photosynthetic rate on CH4 emission from peat monoliths from southern boreal Sweden | References | PDF (559.7 KB)
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Vegetation re-establishment in polar “lichen-kill” landscapes: a case study of the Little Ice Age impact
Esther Lévesque & Josef Svoboda
Pages: 221-228
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforVegetation re-establishment in polar “lichen-kill” landscapes: a case study of the Little Ice Age impact | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Photosynthetic responses of selected Antarctic plants to solar radiation in the southern maritime Antarctic
Pedro Montiel, Andrew Smith & Don Keiller
Pages: 229-235
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforPhotosynthetic responses of selected Antarctic plants to solar radiation in the southern maritime Antarctic | References | PDF (675.6 KB)
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Fluxes of CO2 and CH4 in high latitude wetlands: measuring, modelling and predicting response to climate change
Nicolai S. Panikov
Pages: 237-244
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforFluxes of CO2 and CH4 in high latitude wetlands: measuring, modelling and predicting response to climate change | References | PDF (864.6 KB)
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Response of Arctic ecosystems to climate change: results of long-term field experiments in Sweden and Alaska
Gaius R. Shaver & Sven Jonasson
Pages: 245-252
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforResponse of Arctic ecosystems to climate change: results of long-term field experiments in Sweden and Alaska | References | PDF (692 KB)
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Carbon dioxide fluxes of soils and mosses in wet tundra of Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia: controlling factors and contribution to net system fluxes
Martin Sommerkorn, Manfred Bülter & Ludger Kappen
Pages: 253-260
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforCarbon dioxide fluxes of soils and mosses in wet tundra of Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia: controlling factors and contribution to net system fluxes | References | PDF (726.3 KB)
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Factors affecting the seed-setting success of Dryas octopetala in front of Brøggerbreen (Brøgger Glacier) in the High Arctic, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
Wada Naoya
Pages: 261-268
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforFactors affecting the seed-setting success of Dryas octopetala in front of Brøggerbreen (Brøgger Glacier) in the High Arctic, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard | References | PDF (711.1 KB)
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Past and present permafrost as an indicator of climate change
Hugh M. French
Pages: 269-274
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforPast and present permafrost as an indicator of climate change | References | PDF (656.9 KB)
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Physical properties, spectral reflectance and thickness development of first year fast ice in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard
Sebastian Gerland, Jan-Gunnar Winther, Jon Børre Ørbæk & Boris V. Ivanov
Pages: 275-282
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforPhysical properties, spectral reflectance and thickness development of first year fast ice in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Meltwater production in Antarctic blue-ice areas: sensitivity to changes in atmospheric forcing
Glen E. Liston, Oddbjørn Bruland, Jan-Gunnar Winther, Hallgeir Elvehøy & Knut Sand
Pages: 283-290
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforMeltwater production in Antarctic blue-ice areas: sensitivity to changes in atmospheric forcing | References | PDF (635.8 KB)
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Combined use of field observations and SAR interferometry to study ice dynamics and mass balance in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica
Reinhard Dietrich, Robert Metzig, Wilfried Korth & James Perlt
Pages: 291-298
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforCombined use of field observations and SAR interferometry to study ice dynamics and mass balance in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Predicted present-day evolution patterns of ice thickness and bedrock elevation over Greenland and Antarctica
Philippe Huybrechts & Emmanuel Le Meur
Pages: 299-306
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforPredicted present-day evolution patterns of ice thickness and bedrock elevation over Greenland and Antarctica | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Glacier balance trends in the Kongsfjorden area, western Spitsbergen, Svalbard, in relation to the climate
Bernard Lefauconnier, Jon Ove Hagen, Jon Børre Ørbæk, Kjetil Melvold & Elisabeth Isaksson
Pages: 307-313
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforGlacier balance trends in the Kongsfjorden area, western Spitsbergen, Svalbard, in relation to the climate | References | PDF (551.8 KB)
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Accumulation in Svalbard glaciers deduced from ice cores with nuclear tests and Chernobyl reference layers
Jean Francis Pinglot, Michel Pourchet, Bernard Lefauconnier, Jon Ove Hagen, Elisabeth Isaksson, Reinäe Vaikm & Kokichi Kamiyama
Pages: 315-321
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforAccumulation in Svalbard glaciers deduced from ice cores with nuclear tests and Chernobyl reference layers | References | PDF (622.2 KB)
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The Antarctic contribution to Holocene global sea level rise
Òlafur Ingòlfsson & Christian Hjort
Pages: 323-330
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforThe Antarctic contribution to Holocene global sea level rise | References | PDF (822.8 KB)
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Effects of ozone depletion and increased ultraviolet-B radiation on northern vegetation
Lars Olof Bjürn, Terry V. Callaghan, Carola Gehrke, Dylan Gwynn-Jones, John A. Lee, Ulf Johanson, Mats Sonesson & Nicholas D. Buck
Pages: 331-337
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforEffects of ozone depletion and increased ultraviolet-B radiation on northern vegetation | References | PDF (598.9 KB)
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UV-B induced immunomodulation: a health risk
Johan Garssen, Mary Nowal & Henk Van Loveren
Pages: 339-343
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforUV-B induced immunomodulation: a health risk | References | PDF (427.1 KB)
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UV-B susceptibility and photoprotection of Arctic Daphnia morphotypes
Dag O. Hessen, Jan Borgeraas, Kirsten Kessler & Unn Hilde Refseth
Pages: 345-352
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforUV-B susceptibility and photoprotection of Arctic Daphnia morphotypes | References | PDF (719 KB)
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Ultraviolet radiation and health effects in the Antarctic
Desmond J. Lugg & Colin R. Roy
Pages: 353-359
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforUltraviolet radiation and health effects in the Antarctic | References | PDF (567.4 KB)
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UV-B radiation: a health risk in the Arctic?
Frances P. Noonan & Edward C. de Fabo
Pages: 361-365
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforUV-B radiation: a health risk in the Arctic? | References | PDF (456.7 KB)
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Land use and climate change on the Yamal Peninsula of north-west Siberia: some ecological and socio-economic implications
Bruce C. Forbes
Pages: 367-373
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforLand use and climate change on the Yamal Peninsula of north-west Siberia: some ecological and socio-economic implications | References | PDF (961.9 KB)
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The hunting of the Greenland right whale in Svalbard, its interaction with climate and its impact on the marine ecosystem
Louwrens Hacquebord
Pages: 375-382
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforThe hunting of the Greenland right whale in Svalbard, its interaction with climate and its impact on the marine ecosystem | References | PDF (788.4 KB)
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Ecological and population changes in fishing communities of the North Atlantic Arc
Lawrence C. Hamilton & Richard L. Haedrich
Pages: 383-388
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforEcological and population changes in fishing communities of the North Atlantic Arc | References | PDF (557.3 KB)
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Integrated global change impact studies in the Arctic: the role of the stakeholders
Manfred A. Lange, Stewart J. Cohen & Peter Kuhry
Pages: 389-396
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforIntegrated global change impact studies in the Arctic: the role of the stakeholders | References | PDF (721.2 KB)
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The interplay of global and polar regimes
Oran R. Young
Pages: 397-402
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
AbstractforThe interplay of global and polar regimes | References | PDF (729 KB)
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Erratum
A. Author
Page: 404
Published online: 26 Jan 2017
CitationforErratum | PDF (89.7 KB)
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