The NASA-sponsored ICESCAPE expedition that discovered the bloom was led by Stanford environmental Earth system science Professor Kevin Arrigo. (Photo: Gert van Dijken)
Stanford Report, June 7, 2012
A massive phytoplankton bloom has been found underneath the Arctic
pack ice in the Chukchi Sea. The under-ice bloom, previously thought
impossible, will require a complete rethinking of Arctic ecosystems –
and is a potent indicator of global warming's effects on the far north.NASA mission, led by Stanford biologist, finds massive algal blooms under Arctic sea ice
The "impossible" discovery, spearheaded by Stanford Professor Kevin Arrigo, is a harbinger of major changes in Arctic ecosystems as the planet warms.The 2011 NASA-sponsored ICESCAPE expedition that discovered the bloom was led by Stanford environmental Earth system science Professor Kevin Arrigo. The paper announcing the find appeared today in Science.
MORE: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/june/arctic-algal-blooms-060712.html
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