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The Italian contribution to the Synoptic Arctic Survey programme: the 2021 CASSANDRA cruise (LB21) through the Greenland Sea Gyre along the 75° N transect
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy
Giuseppe Civitarese
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy
Diego Borme
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy
Carmela Caroppo
Water Research Institute, National Research Council, CNR-IRSA, Taranto, Italy
Gabriella Caruso
Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, CNR-ISP, Messina, Italy
Federica Cerino
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy
Franco Decembrini
Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, CNR-ISP, Messina, Italy
Alessandra de Olazabal
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy
Tommaso Diociaiuti
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy
Michele Giani
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy
Vedrana Kovacevic
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy
Martina Kralj
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy
Angelina Lo Giudice
Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, CNR-ISP, Messina, Italy
Giovanna Maimone
Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, CNR-ISP, Messina, Italy
Marina Monti
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy
Maria Papale
Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, CNR-ISP, Messina, Italy
Luisa Patrolecco
Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, CNR-ISP, Rome, Italy
Elisa Putelli
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy
Alessandro Ciro Rappazzo
Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, CNR-ISP, Messina, Italy
Federica Relitti
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy
Carmen Rizzo
Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, CNR-ISP, Messina, Italy
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Sicily Marine Centre, SZN-SMC, Messina, Italy
Francesca Spataro
Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, CNR-ISP, Rome, Italy
Valentina Tirelli
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Trieste, Italy
Clara Turetta
Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, CNR-ISP, Venice, Italy
Maurizio Azzaro
Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, CNR-ISP, Messina, Italy
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In September 2021, the Italian Arctic Research Programme funded a multidisciplinary study along 75° N in the Greenland Sea as part of the CASSANDRA project and the Synoptic Arctic Survey (SAS) programme. This study emphasises the spatial variability of water properties, nutrient distribution, and biological communities determined by oceanographic dynamics in a region influenced by sea ice melting, Atlantic Water inflow, and climatic teleconnections during a record low summer sea ice extent.
In September 2021, the Italian Arctic Research Programme funded a multidisciplinary study along...
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