Sea ice : an introduction to its physics, chemistry, biology, and geology

Foreword by G. E. (Tony) Fogg. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1 The Importance of Sea Ice: An Overview. Chapter 2 From the Microscopic, to the Macroscopic, to the Regional Scale: Growth, Microstructure and Properties of Sea Ice. Chapter 3 Dynamics versus Thermodynamics: The Sea Ice Thickness Distribution. Chapter 4 Large Scale Characteristics and Variability of the Global Sea Ice Cover. Chapter 5 Primary Production in Sea Ice. Chapter 6 The Microbiology of Sea Ice. Chapter 7 The Macrobiology of Sea Ice. Chapter 8 Sea Ice: A Critical Habitat for Polar Marine Mammals and Birds. Chapter 9 Biogeochemistry of Sea Ice. Chapter 10 Particulate Flux From Sea Ice in Polar Waters. Chapter 11 Palaeo Sea Ice Distribution -- Reconstruction and Palaeoclimatic Significance. Glossary. Index