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Sea ice concentration impacts dissolved organic gases in the Canadian Arctic
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich,
NR4 7TJ, UK
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Madingley Road, High Cross, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
now at: Department of Marine Biology and Oceanography, Institut de Ciències del Mar, Barcelona, 08003, Spain
Anna E. Jones
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Madingley Road, High Cross, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
William T. Sturges
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich,
NR4 7TJ, UK
Philip D. Nightingale
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich,
NR4 7TJ, UK
Sustainable Agriculture Systems, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke,
Devon, EX20 2SB, UK
Brent Else
Department of Geography, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
Brian J. Butterworth
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
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We measured concentrations of five different organic gases in seawater in the high Arctic during summer. We found higher concentrations near the surface of the water column (top 5–10 m) and in areas of partial ice cover. This suggests that sea ice influences the concentrations of these gases. These gases indirectly exert a slight cooling effect on the climate, and it is therefore important to measure the levels accurately for future climate predictions.
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