The overall aim is to understand causes for regional differences in the carbonate system of seawater across the Canadian sectors of the Arctic Ocean.  Subprojects are in place to explore fundamental controls over the air-sea CO2 flux, and production and emission of DMS. We will examine to what extent fresh water, mixing, sea ice, surface micro-layers influences the surface flux of carbon and DMS. Observations support the development of parameterizations for models across a variety of spatial scales.

Fieldwork site: Baffin Bay, Northwest Passage, Kane Basin, Amundsen Gulf, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, Canada Basin

PI's: T.Papakyriakou, M.Lavasseur, L.Miller, H. Thomas

Project Lead: T. Papakyriakou

Project Participants: Dr. Tim Papkyriakou (CEOS), Tonya Burgers (CEOS), Sebastian Luque (CEOS), Maurice Levasseur, (ULaval/CEOS), Margeux Gourdal (ULaval), Martine Lizotte (ULaval), Virginie Galindo (ULaval), Jacoba Mol (Dalhousie U), Helmuth Thomas (Dalhousie U), Vickie Irish (UBC/IOS), Lisa Miller (IOS/CEOS)

Fieldwork summary/photo blog