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The ice information discussed below addresses both biological and geological processes in the Greenland Sea. Background information is provided for a better understanding of the effects an ice cover has on the upper water column.
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Ramseier, R.O., Garrity, C., Martin, T. (2001). An Overview of Sea-Ice Conditions in the Greenland Sea and the Relationship of Oceanic Sedimentation to the Ice Regime. In: Schäfer, P., Ritzrau, W., Schlüter, M., Thiede, J. (eds) The Northern North Atlantic. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56876-3_2
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