Polar science news in brief

Abstract

The addition of the ‘‘News in Brief’’ series to our Views and News section will highlight recent significant research in the last year—from high-impact papers to emerging research fronts—and will include papers with both classic and new hot topics. This series will offer a rotating view among the major Earth Science areas, as various experts will be invited to provide a brief look around the recent research conducted in their area. This selection of research papers is left up to each expert and due to the broadness of each field is not intended to be a comprehensive overview. Links to the published work are provided in each section. David Carlson, former Director of the International Programme Office for the International Polar Year, has been invited to provide a glimpse into the latest find- ings in polar science. Carlson outlines selected research of global relevance hoping that readers will ‘‘discover the fascinating connections among and across these topics, and the unintended prominence of three restless partners: ocean, wind and ice’’.