单词	polynya
释义	polynya noun po·​lyn·​ya ˌpä-lən-ˈyä  plural polynyas also polynyi ˌpä-lən-ˈyē  : an area of open water in sea ice Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web It was discovered about a decade ago that this meltwater was providing iron-rich water to the polynya. Allison Chinchar, CNN, 7 May 2022 Researchers at the University of Toronto-Mississauga found the polynya formed on May 14, 2020. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 15 May 2020 The Weddell polynya, however, formed much farther from shore. Ainslie Cruickshank, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Mar. 2021 The team found that, in order for a polynya to occur, there need to be a perfect storm of factors, so to speak. Aj Willingham, CNN, 11 June 2019 Records show that the 2016 polynya originally formed at the same time a storm swept through the region. Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 11 June 2019 For instance, the deep water that upwells to the surface at a polynya can sometimes contain rich stores of carbon that have been sitting at the bottom of the ocean for hundreds or even thousands of years. Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 11 June 2019 In 2016 and 2017, a hole of open water, called a polynya, appeared in the winter ice of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica. Aj Willingham, CNN, 11 June 2019 This circulation pushes more warm water toward the surface, which keeps the polynya open. Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 12 Oct. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Russian polyn'ya First Known Use 1852, in the meaning defined above
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