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  3. Arctic Ocean

Arctic Ocean

Blooming Arctic Ocean?

Posted: 2 April 2012
Polar bears (courtesy of Ken Collins)

The retreat of Arctic sea-ice in recent years and evidence of increased plankton activity have brought Arctic Ocean ecosystems to the centre of attention.

Freshwater dome forms in Arctic Ocean

Posted: 31 January 2012
Arctic Ocean mean sea surface

A bulge of freshwater has been building up in the Arctic Ocean.

Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre have been working with the Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling at University College London to study the freshwater, which has been building up in the Beaufort Sea, a part of the western Arctic Ocean.