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From sea ice to seals: a moored marine ecosystem observatory in the Arctic
International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Seth Danielson
College of Fisheries and Ocean Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Andrew M. P. McDonnell
College of Fisheries and Ocean Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Russell R. Hopcroft
College of Fisheries and Ocean Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Peter Winsor
College of Fisheries and Ocean Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Peter Shipton
College of Fisheries and Ocean Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Catherine Lalande
Département de Biologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Kathleen M. Stafford
Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
John K. Horne
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Lee W. Cooper
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD 20688, USA
Jacqueline M. Grebmeier
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD 20688, USA
Andrew Mahoney
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Klara Maisch
Klara Maisch Art and Design, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Molly McCammon
Alaska Ocean Observing System, Anchorage, AK 99501, USA
Hank Statscewich
College of Fisheries and Ocean Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Andy Sybrandy
Pacific Gyre Inc., Oceanside, CA 92056, USA
Thomas Weingartner
College of Fisheries and Ocean Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
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Short summary
The Arctic Ocean is changing rapidly. In order to track these changes, we developed and deployed a long-term marine ecosystem observatory in the Chukchi Sea. It helps us to better understand currents, waves, sea ice, salinity, temperature, nutrient and carbon concentrations, oxygen, phytoplankton blooms and export, zooplankton abundance and vertical migration, and the occurrence of fish and marine mammals throughout the year, even during the ice covered winter months.
The Arctic Ocean is changing rapidly. In order to track these changes, we developed and deployed...
