Between 1973 and 1986, several polynyas have occurred in these waters, with the totally enclosed Cosmonaut polynya attaining a maximum size on July 25, 1980, with an open water area of as much as 137, 700 km2.
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Between 1973 and 1986, several polynyas have occurred in these waters, with the totally enclosed Cosmonaut polynya attaining a maximum size on July 25, 1980, with an open water area of as much as 137, 700 km2.
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The fire in the early hours of July 22 ruined a pioneering midwinter expedition to study a vast polynya, an area where savage winds break up the sea ice and cause heavy, salt-laden water to sink to the bottom.
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The Aurora left Hobart last Wednesday for a seven-week voyage that was to have focused on a polynya, an area where savage winds break up the sea ice and cause heavy, salt-laden water to sink to the bottom.
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A study published in 2015 concluded that Totten Glacier, has the largest contribution of ice thinning rate on the East Antarctic continent, and that the thinning is driven by enhanced basal melting, because of ocean processes, and affected by polynya activity.
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The Aurora, with 54 expeditioners and 25 crew, left Hobart last Wednesday for a seven-week voyage that was to have focused on a polynya, an area where savage winds break up the sea ice and cause heavy, salt-laden water to sink to the bottom.
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The Northwater Polynya, located in Baffin Bay, was found to have a negative correlation of cadmium, lead, and nickel with an increase in trophic level Cadmium and lead are both non-essential metals that will compete for calcium within an organism, which is detrimental for organism growth.
