Polynyas: The Oases of the Frozen Desert

 

Head to https://linode.com/scishow to get a $100 60-day credit on a new Linode account. Linode offers simple, affordable, and accessible Linux cloud solutions and services. The Arctic and Antarctic are deserts with their own watery oases — gaps in the sea ice called polynyas. These gaps can host entire ecosystems, from microscopic plankton to penguins...or even humans...and affect the global climate, too! Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishowFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_7wQGrRqjg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMK2MpAcCxM https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1059322 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeQF1FAxpe8 https://doi.org/10.1080/07055900.2001.9649673 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24742-0 http://www.pikialasorsuaq.org/en/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1030-2 https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Polynyas https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06252-8 https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD030618 https://oceanbites.org/open-ocean-polynyas-how-these-holes-in-the-ice-mysteriously-appear/ https://climatemodeling.science.energy.gov/research-highlights/generation-weddell-sea-polynyas-high-resolution-earth-system-model https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/polynyas https://doi.org/10.1186/s40562-016-0045-4 https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL074646 https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/management-gestion/pikialasorsuaq-eng.html https://hakaimagazine.com/features/an-oasis-of-open-water/ https://www.washington.edu/news/2019/06/10/mysterious-holes-in-antarctic-sea-ice-explained-by-years-of-robotic-data/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05878-7 https://icecube.wisc.edu/pole/weather/ https://doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2019.1650983 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.2452 https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JC001739 https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bio15Tuat03-t1-body-d5.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/north-water-polynya-under-threat-1.6140307 https://www.oceansnorth.org/en/blog/2021/12/new-report-summarizes-scientific-knowledge-about-sarvarjuaq-pikialasorsuaq-looks-to-the-future/ https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12577 https://doi.org/10.1029/2005JC003291 https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL084347 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2022.103892 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aba4828 http://williamcolgan.net/blog/?p=661 https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JC016636 Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/76474/polynya-off-the-antarctic-coast https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-2020-91 https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145069/deciphering-the-maud-rise-polynya https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North_Water.jpg https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/6963/polynya-north-of-alaska https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasaearthobservatory/6358408909 https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=-227170.2777397756,2650724.528884826,597487.9078686237,3065437.026849744&p=antarctic&l=Coastlines_15m,VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor&lg=false&t=2017-09-07-T00%3A00%3A00Z https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/SeaIce https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frosty_Arctic_condensation_plume_(40590398313).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mixed_phytoplankton_community_2.png https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146213/bloom-in-mcmurdo-sound https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa_ice/37879606005/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North_Water_MODIS_2015-05-27.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Primary_Productivity_6_14_2016.jpg https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4563 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gulfstream.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib/5041458841 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/esnt/2021/nasa-satellites-show-how-clouds-respond-to-arctic-sea-ice-change https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/16405228018 https://www.gettyimages.com/