Collaborative Research on the Northeast Water Polynya: Particle Distribution, Flux and Fate

该项目是一项综合科学调查的一部分，旨在研究位于格陵兰岛东北部附近的东北水冰峡（NEW Water polynia）的北冰洋、大气、海冰和生物特性，以获得对北极大陆架斜坡过程的综合了解。新计划的这一要素将利用各种互补的实验技术评估生物产生的大颗粒有机物质的大小和时间变异性，其流向底栖生物的通量及其命运。

This project is part of an integrated scientific investigation to study the properties of the Arctic ocean, atmosphere, sea-ice and biology in the Northeast Water (NEW) Polynya, which occurs near northeastern Greenland, in order to gain an integrated understanding of Arctic shelf-slope processes. This element of the NEW program will evaluate the magnitude and temporal variability of biologically produced large particulate organic material, its flux to the benthos, and its fate using a variety of complimentary experimental techniques.