Ice Sheet Meltwater Impacts on Biological Productivity in High-Latitude Coastal Zones - Observations and Model Results for West Antarctica and Southwest Greenland

Patricia L Yager1, Dr. Hilde Oliver, PhD2, Robert M Sherrell3, Sharon Elisabeth Stammerjohn4, Pierre St-Laurent5, Eileen E Hofmann6, Thomas L Mote1, Renato M Castelao7, Asa K Rennermalm8, Marco Tedesco9 and Kevin R Arrigo10, (1)University of Georgia, Athens, United States, (2)University of Georgia, Department of Marine Sciences, Athens, United States, (3)Rutgers University, Departments of Marine and Coastal Sciences and Earth and Planetary Sciences, New Brunswick, United States, (4)University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, United States, (5)Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary, Gloucester Point, United States, (6)Old Dominion University, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, Norfolk, VA, United States, (7)University of Georgia, Marine Sciences, Athens, United States, (8)Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Geography, New Brunswick, United States, (9)Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, United States, (10)Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States