Cryopeg and Sea Ice Brines: Comparison of Subzero, Hypersaline Aqueous Environments as Microbial Habitats

Zachary Shane Cooper1, Shelly D Carpenter1, Go Iwahana2, Hajo Eicken3 and Jody W. Deming1, (1)University of Washington, School of Oceanography, Seattle, WA, United States, (2)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (3)International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States