• Near-Surface Stratification Due to Ice Melt Biases Arctic Air-Sea CO2 Flux Estimates 

      Dong, Yuanxu; Yang, Mingxi; Bakker, Dorothee C. E.; Liss, Peter S.; Kitidis, Vassilis; Brown, Ian; Chierici, Melissa; Fransson, Agneta; Bell, Thomas G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Air-sea carbon dioxide (CO2) flux is generally estimated by the bulk method using upper ocean CO2 fugacity measurements. In the summertime Arctic, sea-ice melt results in stratification within the upper ocean (top ∼10 m), ...
    • Net Community Production and Carbon Exchange From Winter to Summer in the Atlantic Water Inflow to the Arctic Ocean 

      Chierici, Melissa; Vernet, Maria; Fransson, Agneta; Børsheim, Knut Yngve (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The eastern Fram Strait and area north of Svalbard, are influenced by the inflow of warm Atlantic water, which is high in nutrients and CO2, influencing the carbon flux into the Arctic Ocean. However, these estimates are ...
    • Ocean acidification state in western Antarctic surface waters: controls and interannual variability 

      Mattsdotter Björk, My; Fransson, Agneta; Chierici, Melissa; Torstensson, A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-01-06)
      During four austral summers (December to January) from 2006 to 2010, we investigated the surface-water carbonate system and its controls in the western Antarctic Ocean. Measurements of total alkalinity (AT), pH and total ...
    • Ocean acidification state variability of the Atlantic Arctic Ocean around northern Svalbard 

      Jones, Elizabeth Marie; Chierici, Melissa; Menze, Sebastian; Fransson, Agneta; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Lødemel, Helene Hodal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The Svalbard shelf and Atlantic Arctic Ocean are a transition zone between northward flowing Atlantic Water and ice-covered waters of the Arctic. Effects of regional ocean warming, sea ice loss and greater influence of ...
    • Panel-based Assessment of Ecosystem Condition of Norwegian Barents Sea Shelf Ecosystems 

      Siwertsson, Anna; Husson, Berengere; Arneberg, Per; Assmann, Karen; Assmy, Philipp; Aune, Magnus; Bogstad, Bjarte; Børsheim, Knut Yngve; Cochrane, Sabine K.J.; Daase, Malin; Fauchald, Per; Frainer, André; Fransson, Agneta; Hop, Haakon; Höffle, Hannes; Gerland, Sebastian; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Jentoft, Sissel; Kovacs, Kit M.; Leonard, Deanna Marie; Lind, Sigrid; Lydersen, Christian; Pavlova, Olga; Peuchet, Laurene; Primicerio, Raul; Renaud, Paul Eric; Solvang, Hiroko Kato; Skaret, Georg; van der Meeren, Gro Ingleid; Wassmann, Paul; Øien, Nils Inge (Rapport fra havforskningen;2023 - 14, Research report, 2023)
      The System for Assessment of Ecological Condition, coordinated by the Norwegian Environment Agency, is intended to form the foundation for evidence-based assessments of the ecological condition of Norwegian terrestrial and ...
    • Panel-based Assessment of Ecosystem Condition of Norwegian Barents Sea Shelf Ecosystems - Appendices 

      Siwertsson, Anna; Husson, Berengere; Arneberg, Per; Assmann, Karen; Assmy, Philipp; Aune, Magnus; Bogstad, Bjarte; Børsheim, Knut Yngve; Cochrane, Sabine K.J.; Daase, Malin; Fauchald, Per; Frainer, André; Fransson, Agneta; Hop, Haakon; Höffle, Hannes; Gerland, Sebastian; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Jentoft, Sissel; Kovacs, Kit M.; Leonard, Deanna Marie; Lind, Sigrid; Lydersen, Christian; Pavlova, Olga; Peuchet, Laurene; Primicerio, Raul; Renaud, Paul Eric; Solvang, Hiroko Kato; Skaret, Georg; van der Meeren, Gro Ingleid; Wassmann, Paul; Øien, Nils Inge (Rapport fra havforskningen;2023 - 15, Research report, 2023)
    • Phenology and Environmental Control of Phytoplankton Blooms in the Kong Håkon VII Hav in the Southern Ocean 

      Kauko, Hanna Maria; Hattermann, Tore; Ryan-Keogh, Thomas J.; Singh, Asmita; de Steur, Laura; Fransson, Agneta; Chierici, Melissa; Falkenhaug, Tone; Hallfredsson, Elvar H.; Bratbak, Gunnar; Tsagaraki, Tatiana Margo; Berge, Terje; Zhou, Qin; Moreau, Sebastien (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Knowing the magnitude and timing of pelagic primary production is important for ecosystem and carbon sequestration studies, in addition to providing basic understanding of phytoplankton functioning. In this study we use ...
    • Planktic foraminiferal and pteropod contributions to carbon dynamics in the Arctic Ocean (north Svalbard margin) 

      Anglada-Ortiz, Griselda; Zamelczyk, Katarzyna; Meilland, Julie; Ziveri, Patrizia; Chierici, Melissa; Fransson, Agneta; Rasmussen, Tine Lander (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Planktic foraminifera and shelled pteropods are some of the major producers of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the ocean. Their calcitic (foraminifera) and aragonitic (pteropods) shells are particularly sensitive to changes ...
    • Rapid fCO2 rise in the northern Barents Sea and Nansen Basin 

      Ericson, Ylva; Fransson, Agneta; Chierici, Melissa; Jones, Elizabeth Marie; Skjelvan, Ingunn; Omar, Abdirahman; Olsen, Are; Becker, Meike (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Maps of surface water fugacity of CO2 (fCO2) over eastern Fram Strait, south-western Nansen Basin, and the north-western Barents Sea (73–84°N, 5–46°E) from September 1997 to December 2020 were made and used to investigate ...
    • Review Article: How does glacier discharge affect marine biogeochemistry and primary production in the Arctic? 

      Hopwood, Mark J.; Dustin, Carroll; Dunse, Thorben; Hodson, Andy; Holding, Johnna M; Iriarte, José L.; Ribeiro, Sofia; Achterberg, Eric P.; Cantoni, Carolina; Carlson, Daniel F.; Chierici, Melissa; Clarke, Jennifer S.; Cozzi, Stefano; Fransson, Agneta; Juul- Pedersen, Thomas; Winding, Mie S.; Meire, Lorenz (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Freshwater discharge from glaciers is increasing across the Arctic in response to anthropogenic climate change, which raises questions about the potential downstream effects in the marine environment. Whilst a combination ...
    • Seasonal plankton dynamics in Kongsfjorden during two years of contrasting environmental conditions 

      Assmy, Philipp; Kvernvik, Ane Cecilie; Hop, Haakon; Hoppe, Clara J.M.; Chierici, Melissa; David T., Divya; Duarte, Pedro; Fransson, Agneta; García, Laura M.; Patuła, Weronika; Kwaśniewski, Sławomir; Maturilli, Marion; Pavlova, Olga; Tatarek, Agnieszka; Wiktor, Jozef M; Wold, Anette; Wolf, Klara K.E.; Bailey, Allison Michelle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Seasonal plankton time-series data are presented from Kongsfjorden from two years with contrasting environmental conditions. Kongsfjorden (west coast of Spitsbergen – 79°N) integrates inputs from Atlantic and Arctic waters, ...
    • Seasonality of marine calcifiers in the northern Barents Sea: Spatiotemporal distribution of planktonic foraminifers and shelled pteropods and their contribution to carbon dynamics 

      Ortiz, Griselda Anglada; Meilland, Julie; Ziveri, Patrizia; Chierici, Melissa; Fransson, Agneta; Jones, Elizabeth Marie; Rasmussen, Tine Lander (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Barents Sea is presently undergoing rapid warming and the sea-ice edge and the productive zones are retreating northward at accelerating rates. Planktonic foraminifers and shelled pteropods are ubiquitous marine ...
    • Shell density of planktonic foraminifera and pteropod species Limacina helicina in the Barents Sea: Relation to ontogeny and water chemistry 

      Ofstad, Siri; Zamelczyk, Katarzyna; Kimoto, Katsunori; Chierici, Melissa; Fransson, Agneta; Rasmussen, Tine Lander (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Planktonic calcifiers, the foraminiferal species Neogloboquadrina pachyderma and Turborotalita quinqueloba, and the thecosome pteropod Limacina helicina from plankton tows and surface sediments from the northern Barents ...
    • Spatial and temporal variability of ice algal trophic markers—with recommendations about their application 

      Leu, Eva; Brown, Thomas A; Graeve, Martin; Wiktor, Jozef; Hoppe, Clara J.M.; Chierici, Melissa; Fransson, Agneta; Verbiest, Sander; Kvernvik, Ane Cecilie; Greenacre, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Assessing the relative importance of sea ice algal-based production is often vital for studies about climate change impacts on Arctic marine ecosystems. Several types of lipid biomarkers and stable isotope ratios are widely ...
    • Status for miljøet i Barentshavet: Rapport fra Overvåkingsgruppen 2020 

      Jelmert, Anders; Sandø, Anne Britt; Frie, Anne Kirstine Højholt; Bogstad, Bjarte; Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar; Eriksen, Elena; Hallfredsson, Elvar H.; Stenevik, Erling Kåre; Bagøien, Espen; Ottersen, Geir; Skaret, Georg; Höffle, Hannes; Vee, Ida; Johansson, Josefina; Jørgensen, Lis Lindal; McBride, Margaret; Chierici, Melissa; Dalpadado, Padmini; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Lien, Vidar Surén; Høines, Åge Sigurd; Fransson, Agneta; Sundfjord, Arild; von Quillfeldt, Cecilie; Lydersen, Christian; Hop, Haakon; Strøm, Hallvard; Johnsen, Hanne; Routti, Heli Anna Irmeli; Danielsen, Ida Kristin; Aars, Jon; Kovacs, Kit M.; Helgason, Lisa Bjørnsdatter; Itkin, Mikhail; Pavlova, Olga; Assmy, Philipp; Descamps, Sebastien; Lind, Sigrid; Gerland, Sebastian; Skotte, Gunnar; Stene, Kristine O.; Leiknes, Øystein; Skjerdal, Hilde Kristin; Jensen, Henning; Jensen, Andre Frantzen; Green, Norman Whitaker; Lorentsen, Svein Håkon (Rapport fra havforskningen;2020 - 13, Research report, 2020)
      I rapporten dekkes tre hovedtemaer: (1) Dominerende trekk i status og utvikling i økosystemet i Barentshavet siden 2016 med vekt på å beskrive hvordan sentrale prosesser påvirker tilstanden; (2) en mer detaljert beskrivelse ...
    • Still Arctic? — The changing Barents Sea 

      Gerland, Sebastian; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Reigstad, Marit; Sundfjord, Arild; Bogstad, Bjarte; Chierici, Melissa; Hop, Haakon; Renaud, Paul Eric; Smedsrud, Lars Henrik; Stige, Leif Christian; Årthun, Marius; Berge, Jørgen; Bluhm, Bodil Annikki Ulla Barbro; Borgå, Katrine; Bratbak, Gunnar; Divine, Dmitry V; Eldevik, Tor; Eriksen, Elena; Fer, Ilker; Fransson, Agneta; Gradinger, Rolf Rudolf; Granskog, Mats A.; Haug, Tore; Husum, Katrine; Johnsen, Geir; Jonassen, Marius Opsanger; Jørgensen, Lis Lindal; Kristiansen, Svein; Larsen, Aud; Lien, Vidar Surén; Lind, Sigrid; Lindstrøm, Ulf Ove; Mauritzen, Cecilie; Melsom, Arne; Mernild, Jacob Sebastian Haugaard; Müller, Malte; Nilsen, Frank; Primicerio, Raul; Søreide, Janne; van der Meeren, Gro Ingleid; Wassmann, Paul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Barents Sea is one of the Polar regions where current climate and ecosystem change is most pronounced. Here we review the current state of knowledge of the physical, chemical and biological systems in the Barents Sea. ...
    • Still Arctic? — The changing Barents Sea 

      Gerland, Sebastian; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Reigstad, Marit; Sundfjord, Arild; Bogstad, Bjarte; Chierici, Melissa; Hop, Haakon; Renaud, Paul Eric; Smedsrud, Lars Henrik; Stige, Leif Christian; Årthun, Marius; Berge, Jørgen; Bluhm, Bodil Annikki Ulla Barbro; Borgå, Katrine; Bratbak, Gunnar; Divine, Dmitry V; Eldevik, Tor; Eriksen, Elena; Fer, Ilker; Fransson, Agneta; Gradinger, Rolf Rudolf; Granskog, Mats A.; Haug, Tore; Husum, Katrine; Johnsen, Geir; Jonassen, Marius Opsanger; Jørgensen, Lis Lindal; Kristiansen, Svein; Larsen, Aud; Lien, Vidar Surén; Lind, Sigrid; Lindstrøm, Ulf Ove; Mauritzen, Cecilie; Melsom, Arne; Mernild, Sebastian H.; Müller, Malte; Nilsen, Frank; Primicerio, Raul; Søreide, Janne; van der Meeren, Gro Ingleid; Wassmann, Paul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Barents Sea is one of the Polar regions where current climate and ecosystem change is most pronounced. Here we review the current state of knowledge of the physical, chemical and biological systems in the Barents Sea. ...
    • Svalbard fjord environments with land-fast sea ice as arenas for climate research, monitoring, remote sensing validation, and dedicated process studies 

      Gerland, Sebastian; Divine, Dmitry V; Fransson, Agneta; Granskog, Mats; Pavlova, Olga; Chierici, Melissa; Høyland, Knut Vilhelm; Johansson, Malin; Marchenko, Aleksey (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
    • Thin and transient meltwater layers and false bottoms in the Arctic sea ice pack-Recent insights on these historically overlooked features 

      Smith, Madison M.; Muilwijk, Morven; Chierici, Melissa; Fer, Ilker; Fransson, Agneta; Gardner, Jessie; Granskog, Mats; Müller, Oliver; Salganik, Evgenii (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The rapid melt of snow and sea ice during the Arctic summer provides a significant source of low-salinity meltwater to the surface ocean on the local scale. The accumulation of this meltwater on, under, and around sea ice ...
    • Using natural analogues to investigate the effects of climate change and ocean acidification on Northern ecosystems 

      Rastrick, Samuel; Graham, Helen; Azetsu-Scott, Kumiko; Calosi, Piero; Chierici, Melissa; Fransson, Agneta; Hop, Haakon; Hall-Spencer, Jason M.; Milazzo, Marco; Thor, Peter; Kutti, Tina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      Northern oceans are in a state of rapid transition. Still, our knowledge of the likely effects of climate change and ocean acidification on key species in the food web, functionally important habitats and the structure of ...