The annual cycle of landfast ice in the eastern Bering Sea

Seasonal sea ice – ice which freezes in late fall and melts completely the following summer – is a central feature in the ecology, geomorphology, and climatology of the eastern Bering Sea. In this region's coastal zones, sea ice becomes locked in a stationary position against coastlines and influences interactions among land, ocean, and atmospheric processes. A thorough understanding of how this stationary ice, known as landfast ice, affects...