High Ice Production in Antarctic Coastal Polynyas and Its Possible Linkage to Material Cycle and Biological Productivity

Kay I Ohshima1, Masato Ito1, Sohey Nihashi2, Yasushi Fukamachi1, Kazuki Nakata3 and Daisuke Simizu4, (1)Hokkaido University, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Sapporo, Japan, (2)National Institute of Technology, Tomakomai College, Tomakomai, Japan, (3)Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, (4)National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan
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