Sea Ice and the Arctic Coast

Dear Colleagues,

The overall goal of this Special Issue of Geosciences is to explore Arctic coastal sea ice in terms of its role in shaping coastal dynamics and geomorphology, in providing ecosystem services, and as a focus of integrated observing programs. Coastal sea ice across the Arctic, especially landfast sea ice, influences rates of wave-induced coastal erosion, regulates near-shore interaction between land, atmosphere, and ocean, and provides a habitat for marine mammals and other aquatic life. The presence of coastal sea ice shapes unique human-environmental systems, many of which are experiencing significant change coincident with pan-Arctic trends in sea ice loss and increasing temperatures across the region.

This Special Issue aims to provide an outlet for rapid, widely accessible publication of peer-reviewed studies taking an interdisciplinary perspective on Arctic coastal human-environmental systems, while advancing geoscientific understanding of Arctic coastal sea ice processes. This Special Issue aims to cover, without being limited to, the following areas:

• Landfast sea ice as a component of climate system;
• The role of sea ice in marine-terrestrial interactions, including with coastal geomorphological features (lagoons, barrier islands, and estuaries) and biogeochemical processes;
• The role of coastal sea ice in buffering coastal erosion, including case studies investigating the links between coastal freeze-up and local impacts from fall storms;
• Ice-seafloor interaction, including both as a geologic/sedimentary process and a hazard to coastal infrastructure;
• Integrated and interdisciplinary observing programs that track the role of coastal sea ice in supporting ecosystem services, including programs that are pursuing knowledge co-production with Arctic community partners;
• Landfast sea ice as a physical and dynamic platform for human activities, such as industrial operations or hunting by Indigenous communities;

Dr. Matthew L. Druckenmiller
Dr. Andrew Mahoney
Guest Editors

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• Landfast sea ice
• Sea ice-climate interactions
• Sea ice system services
• Arctic coastal morphology
• Community-based participatory research
• Arctic environmental change