Jan Mayen Island in Scientific FocusStig Skreslet Springer Science & Business Media, 13 de nov. 2013 - 364 pàgines Jan Mayen is a volcanic island surrounded by the deep Greenland, Iceland and Norwegian Seas. There, atmospheric and oceanic processes unleash potential energy that forces very dynamic interactions between sea and air. This unique geophysical focal point generates climatic variability in northern Europe, and supports marine biological production that sustains the yield of large living resources. The marine populations are clearly fluctuating with variations in climate, and raises questions about effects of man-made climate change. Since the last Ice Age the sinking of Greenland Sea Deep-Water has been a substantial driving force for the Global Thermo-Haline Circulation which feeds warm Atlantic water into the Nordic Seas. Global warming may interact with the deep-water formation and force feedback mechanisms that express themselves beyond imagination. The book addresses such problems to raise an interest for doing research on the island and in its waters. The potentials for doing that increases when the island's Loran-C station closes down in 2005. The book recommends how the international scientific community may gain access to this really challenging arena for local, regional and Global research. It is a blueprint for the logistics required for science to succeed in a very remote and physically demanding place on Earth. |
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The Potential of the Beerenberg Glaciers for Climate Studies | 27 |
Meteorological Observations on Jan Mayen | 37 |
Northern Hemispheric Air Circulation | 55 |
On the Origin of Climatic Signals in the Nordic Seas | 79 |
Its Relation to the Arctic | 101 |
The Marine Fauna of Arctic Islands as Bioindicators | 173 |
Seabird Research and Monitoring on Jan Mayen | 181 |
Its Exploitation of | 228 |
Past and Present Infrastructure of Jan Mayen as Historical | 239 |
The Model | 249 |
Jan Mayen Island and its Waters as Potential Targets | 260 |
The Scope for Norwegian Commitments Related | 269 |
Restrictions | 279 |
The Logistics of Past Scientific Research on Jan Mayen | 285 |
Results from | 295 |
Modes | 195 |
Biological Premises for Management of an Arctic Fox Alopex | 207 |
Research Opportunities for Jan Mayen Using Stable Isotope | 219 |
BluePrint for Jan Mayen Island | 340 |