Sea Ice
Its Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geology and Societal Importance
by David N. Thomas
4th Edition
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781394213733 |
| eText ISBN | 9781394213757 |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publishing Year | 2025 |
| Edition | 4th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 960 |
The reference volume Sea Ice: Its Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geology and Societal Importance, 4th Edition, edited by David N. Thomas, offers a systematic scientific examination of polar marine systems. This publication establishes how freezing surface ocean waters interact with atmospheric fluxes, oceanographic conditions, and high-latitude marine ecosystems.
Coverage synthesizes physical ice dynamics by evaluating seasonal snow distribution on ice cover, optical properties of sunlight, and structural ice mechanics from an engineering perspective. Biological chapters evaluate the phyloecology of sea ice bacteria and archaea, ice-associated primary production, and dynamic food webs that sustain polar seabirds and marine mammals.
A defining feature of the volume is its inclusion of societal perspectives, examining community life along frozen coasts alongside the evolving geopolitics of Arctic seas. The reference provides organized scientific support for policy makers, polar researchers, and university students studying life sciences and polar environments.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Sea ice thickness distribution
Chapter 2: Snow on sea ice and how it varies through the seasons
Chapter 3: Sunlight and sea ice – optical properties
Chapter 4: Sea ice from an engineer’s perspective
Chapter 5: Methods of satellite remote sensing of sea ice
Chapter 6: The rise and fall of Antarctic sea ice: Large-scale variability
Chapter 7: The fitful decline of Arctic sea ice
Chapter 8: Sea ice and Arctic Ocean oceanography
Chapter 9: Oceanography and sea ice in the Southern Ocean
Chapter 10: Sea ice in Earth System Models
Chapter 11: Phyloecology of sea ice bacteria and archaea
Chapter 12: Primary production associated with sea ice
Chapter 13: Sea ice food webs in transition
Chapter 14: Marine mammals and sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic
Chapter 15: Sea ice: A seabird world of its own
Chapter 16: Nutrients and organic matter dynamics in sea ice
Chapter 17: Gas dynamics in sea ice
Chapter 18: Sea ice, aerosols and clouds
Chapter 19: Cycling of contaminants across the ocean–sea ice–snow–atmosphere interface
Chapter 20: Numerical models of sea ice biogeochemistry
Chapter 21: Paleo sea ice reconstruction in the Southern Ocean: Ancient warm periods
Chapter 22: Sea ice in Arctic marginal seas
Chapter 23: It’s all about the happy people: A tale of joy and life around the sea ice
Chapter 24: Geopolitics of sea ice
Customer Reviews
0.0
0 reviews
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this book!
Write a Review
Reviewed by GradeFocus Editorial Team
▶Research Sources (15)
- Sea Ice - - e-kirja (9781394213757) | Adlibris kirjakauppa
- Sea Ice | Ebook | Ellibs Ebookstore
- Sea Ice (ebook) | 9781394213757 | Boeken | bol
- https://lernerbooks.com/products/search_results?se...
- Sea ice : its physics, chemistry, biology, geology and societal ...
- Sea Ice - ritograk.fo
- Sea Ice - David N. Thomas (9781394213757) - Bokklubben
- Please verify you are human - Captcha
- Sea Ice : David N. Thomas (editor)
- Sea Ice - Hardcover [9781394213733]
- Sea Ice: Its Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geology and ...
- Peer-reviewed Publications - Sea Ice Today
- Sea Ice, 4th Edition by David N. Thomas - The Nile
- Sea Ice Index, Version 4
- Sea Ice: Its Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Ge...Show more
