Polar Research, Volume 29, Issue 3 (2010)

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Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous phosphates of Nordvik, North Siberian Basin
Henning Dypvik & Victor Zakharov
Pages: 235-249
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforLate Jurassic/Early Cretaceous phosphates of Nordvik, North Siberian Basin | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Neoproterozoic metamorphic evolution of the Isbjørnhamna Group rocks from south-western Svalbard
Jaroslaw Majka, Jerzy Czerny, Stanislaw Mazur, Daniel K. Holm & Maciej Manecki
Pages: 250-264
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforNeoproterozoic metamorphic evolution of the Isbjørnhamna Group rocks from south-western Svalbard | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Fram Strait sea-ice sediment provinces based on silt and clay compositions identify Siberian Kara and Laptev seas as main source regions
Dirk Dethleff & Gesa Kuhlmann
Pages: 265-282
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforFram Strait sea-ice sediment provinces based on silt and clay compositions identify Siberian Kara and Laptev seas as main source regions | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Late Quaternary foraminiferal record in Murchisonfjorden, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
Frauke Kubischta, Karen Luise Knudsen, Anu Kaakinen & Veli-Pekka Salonen
Pages: 283-297
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforLate Quaternary foraminiferal record in Murchisonfjorden, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard | References | PDF (940.6 KB)
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Colonization of the polar willow Salix polaris on the early stage of succession after glacier retreat in the High Arctic, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
Takayuki Nakatsubo, Masaaki Fujiyoshi, Shinpei Yoshitake, Hiroshi Koizumi & Masaki Uchida
Pages: 285-390
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforColonization of the polar willow Salix polaris on the early stage of succession after glacier retreat in the High Arctic, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard | References | PDF (611.8 KB)
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Seismic and radar investigations of Fourcade Glacier on King George Island, Antarctica
Ki Young Kim, Joohan Lee, Myung Ho Hong, Jong Kuk Hong, Young Keun Jin & Howong Shon
Pages: 298-310
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforSeismic and radar investigations of Fourcade Glacier on King George Island, Antarctica | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Melt pond formation and temporal evolution at the drifting station Tara during summer 2007
Paula Sankelo, Jari Haapala, István Heiler & Eero Rinne
Pages: 311-321
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforMelt pond formation and temporal evolution at the drifting station Tara during summer 2007 | References | PDF (438 KB)
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An observation of the banded structure of the Antarctic Coastal Current at the prime meridian
Ismael Núñez-Riboni & Eberhard Fahrbach
Pages: 322-329
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforAn observation of the banded structure of the Antarctic Coastal Current at the prime meridian | References | PDF (627.6 KB)
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An extreme precipitation event in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica: a case study with the Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System
Elisabeth Schlosser, Jordan G. Powers, Michael G. Duda, Kevin W. Manning, Carleen H. Reijmer & Michiel R. van den Broeke
Pages: 330-344
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforAn extreme precipitation event in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica: a case study with the Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System | References | PDF (4.3 MB)
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Seasonal variation and source areas of airborne lead-210 at Ny-Ålesund in the High Arctic
Jussi Paatero, Murat Buyukay, Kim Holmén, Juha Hatakka & Yrjö Viisanen
Pages: 345-352
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforSeasonal variation and source areas of airborne lead-210 at Ny-Ålesund in the High Arctic | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Spatial and temporal variability of ice algal production in a 3D ice–ocean model of the Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait and Foxe Basin system
Virginie Sibert, Bruno Zakardjian, François Saucier, Michel Gosselin, Michel Starr & Simon Senneville
Pages: 353-378
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforSpatial and temporal variability of ice algal production in a 3D ice–ocean model of the Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait and Foxe Basin system | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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Release of reactive organic halogens by the brown macroalga Saccharina latissima after exposure to ultraviolet radiation
Frank Laturnus, Teresia Svensson & Christian Wiencke
Pages: 379-384
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforRelease of reactive organic halogens by the brown macroalga Saccharina latissima after exposure to ultraviolet radiation | References | PDF (341.6 KB)
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Status of the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) breeding population in Greenland, 2008
Aili Lage Labansen, Flemming Merkel, David Boertmann & Jens Nyeland
Pages: 391-403
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforStatus of the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) breeding population in Greenland, 2008 | References | PDF (512.6 KB)
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Food selection by barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) in an Arctic pre-breeding area
Eeva M. Soininen, Christiane E. Hübner & Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir
Pages: 404-412
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforFood selection by barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) in an Arctic pre-breeding area | References | PDF (276.7 KB)
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Post-moult distribution and abundance of white-fronted geese and Canada geese in West Greenland in 2007
Anthony D. Fox & Christian M. Glahder
Pages: 413-420
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforPost-moult distribution and abundance of white-fronted geese and Canada geese in West Greenland in 2007 | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Cloning and heterologous expression of two cold-active lipases from the Antarctic bacterium Psychrobacter sp. G
Lin Xuezheng, Cui Shuoshuo, Xu Guoying, Wang Shuai, Du Ning & Shen Jihong
Pages: 421-429
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforCloning and heterologous expression of two cold-active lipases from the Antarctic bacterium Psychrobacter sp. G | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Environmental change as a threat to the pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands
Russell Fielding
Pages: 430-438
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforEnvironmental change as a threat to the pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands | References | PDF (592.7 KB)
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Approaching the North: Norwegian and Russian foreign policy discourses on the European Arctic
Leif Christian Jensen & Pål Wilter Skedsmo
Pages: 439-450
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforApproaching the North: Norwegian and Russian foreign policy discourses on the European Arctic | References | PDF (257.7 KB)
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Research Note

Article
Melting sea ice for taxonomic analysis: a comparison of four melting procedures
Ditte Marie Mikkelsen & Anzdrej Witkowski
Pages: 451-454
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforMelting sea ice for taxonomic analysis: a comparison of four melting procedures | References | PDF (295 KB)
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Predation of flightless pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) by Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in southern Edgeøya, Svalbard
Anthony D. Fox, Gwen F. Fox, Arne Liaklev & Niklas Gerhardsson
Pages: 455-457
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
AbstractforPredation of flightless pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) by Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in southern Edgeøya, Svalbard | References | PDF (265 KB)
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Book Review

Book Review
Review of Legacies and change in polar sciences: historical, legal and political reflections on the International Polar Year, edited by Jessica M. Shadian & Monica Tennberg (2009).
Klaus Dodds
Pages: 458-460
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
First Page PreviewforReview of Legacies and change in polar sciences: historical, legal and political reflections on the International Polar Year, edited by Jessica M. Shadian & Monica Tennberg (2009). | References | PDF (400.2 KB)
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Review of Snow and climate: physical processes, surface energy exchange and modeling, edited by Richard L Armstrong & Eric Brun (2008).
Stephen J. Déry
Pages: 461-462
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
CitationforReview of Snow and climate: physical processes, surface energy exchange and modeling, edited by Richard L Armstrong & Eric Brun (2008). | References | PDF (408.5 KB)
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Review of Health of Antarctic wildlife: a challenge for science and policy, edited by Kerry R. Knowles & Martin J. Riddle (2009).
Clive R. McMahon
Pages: 463-466
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
First Page PreviewforReview of Health of Antarctic wildlife: a challenge for science and policy, edited by Kerry R. Knowles & Martin J. Riddle (2009). | References | PDF (432 KB)
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Review of Arctic scientist, Gulag survivor: the biography of Mikhail Mikhailovich Ermolaev, 1905–1991, translated and edited by William Barr (2009)
Winfried K. Dallmann
Pages: 467-468
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
CitationforReview of Arctic scientist, Gulag survivor: the biography of Mikhail Mikhailovich Ermolaev, 1905–1991, translated and edited by William Barr (2009) | PDF (439.2 KB)
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Book Review
Review of Geological history of Greenland—four billion years of Earth evolution, by Niels Henriksen (2008).
Synnøve Elvevold
Page: 469
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
CitationforReview of Geological history of Greenland—four billion years of Earth evolution, by Niels Henriksen (2008). | PDF (460.8 KB)
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Book Review
Review of 100 facts: polar lands, by Steve Parker (2008); 365 penguins, by Jean-Luc Fromental & Joëlle Jolivet (2006). Amazing Arctic & Antarctic projects you can build yourself, by Carmella van Vleet (2008). Apun: the Arctic snow, by Matthew Sturm (2009). Matthew Henson: the quest for the North Pole, by Kathleen Olmstead (2008).
Helle Goldman
Pages: 470-471
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
CitationforReview of 100 facts: polar lands, by Steve Parker (2008); 365 penguins, by Jean-Luc Fromental & Joëlle Jolivet (2006). Amazing Arctic & Antarctic projects you can build yourself, by Carmella van Vleet (2008). Apun: the Arctic snow, by Matthew Sturm (2009). Matthew Henson: the quest for the North Pole, by Kathleen Olmstead (2008). | References | PDF (457.1 KB)
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Original Articles

Article
Corrigendum
Helle V. Goldman
Page: 474
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
CitationforCorrigendum | PDF (158.6 KB)
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From the institute’s Photo Library
Helle V. Goldman
Page: 475
Published online: 09 Feb 2017
CitationforFrom the institute’s Photo Library | PDF (271.1 KB)
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