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Papers from a conference on ice in the Arctic Ocean, including ice and wave dynamics, ice modelling, environmental aspects, vessels in ice, offshore structures in ice, ship operations, remote sensing, ice forecasting and ice acoustics. Papers deal with ice in the Arctic Ocean, shipping along the north coast of Siberta and the operation in ice of the ice-breaker Polar Sea.

The long-standing Western fascination with the polar regions resonates anew with the growing concerns over global climate change. Scientists exploring the role of the extremem latitudes now recognize the importance of polar oceans and sea ice for our climate. While the exploits of polar explorer's efforts to comprehend the polar oceans are for the first time chronicled in this volume.