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Polynya Effects

Polynya Effects is a meteorological phenomenon characterized by the localized influence of persistent open water or thin ice areas in polar seas on atmospheric boundary layer processes, distinguished by enhanced heat and moisture fluxes that drive convection, cloud formation, and regional climate feedbacks.

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2017–2026

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The Biological Importance of Polynyas in the Canadian Arctic

Ian Stirling · ARCTIC · 1980 · 180 citations · Full text

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Basal melting of Ross Ice Shelf from solar heat absorption in an ice-front polynya

Craig Stewart, Poul Christoffersen, Keith W. Nicholls et al. · Nature Geoscience · 2019 · 150 citations · Full text

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Impact of flaw polynyas on the hydrography of the Laptev Sea

Igor Dmitrenko, Konstantin Tyshko, Sergey Kirillov et al. · Global and Planetary Change · 2005 · 75 citations

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The Significance of the North Water Polynya to Arctic Top Predators

Mads Peter Heide‐Jørgensen, Louise Burt, Rikke G. Hansen et al. · AMBIO · 2012 · 66 citations · Full text

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Physical processes within the North Water (NOW) polynya

David G. Barber, R. F. Marsden, Peter J. Minnett et al. · ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN · 2001 · 64 citations

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Authors

109

  1. SK
    Sergey Kirillov

    Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, Russia

    4 publications · 198 citations

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  2. ID
    Igor Dmitrenko

    Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, Russia

    3 publications · 148 citations

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  3. JH
    Jens Hölemann

    Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Germany

    3 publications · 170 citations

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  4. DG
    David G. Barber

    University of Manitoba, Canada

    2 publications · 92 citations

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  5. HK
    Heidemarie Kassens

    GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany

    2 publications · 95 citations

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Institutions

62

  1. Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

    Bremerhaven, Germany

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    364 citations

  2. GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

    Kiel, Germany

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    310 citations

  3. Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute

    Saint Petersburg, Russia

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    345 citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    128 citations

  5. University of Alaska Fairbanks

    Fairbanks, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    201 citations

  6. Grønlands Naturinstitut

    Nuuk, Greenland

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    254 citations

  7. University of Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Canada

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    260 citations

  8. Université Laval

    Québec, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    79 citations

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  1. ARCTIC

    2 publications · 202 citations

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  2. Polar Research

    2 publications · 111 citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 2 publications · 90 citations

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  4. Annals of Glaciology

    1 publications · 28 citations

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  5. Journal of Climate

    1 publications · 40 citations

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