( ( ( ( ( ( Snow cover ) ( insulates ( the ( ground surface ) ) ) ) , ) and ) ( ( sea ice ) ( ( ( insulates ( the ( underlying ocean ) ) ) , ) ( ( ( decoupling ( the ( surface-atmosphere interface ) ) ) ( with respect ) ) ( to ( both ( heat ( and ( moisture fluxes ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NNP Snow) (NN cover)) (VP (VBZ insulates) (NP (DT the) (NN ground) (NN surface)))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (NN sea) (NN ice)) (VP (VBZ insulates) (NP (DT the) (JJ underlying) (NN ocean)) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG decoupling) (NP (DT the) (JJ surface-atmosphere) (NN interface)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NN respect))) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT both) (NN heat) (CC and) (NN moisture) (NNS fluxes))))))) (. .)))
Snow cover insulates the ground surface, and sea ice insulates the underlying ocean, decoupling the surface-atmosphere interface with respect to both heat and moisture fluxes.
(ROOT (NP (NP (NNP Ocean) (NNS waves) (NN travel)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (PRP s) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN interface)) (PP (IN between) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN sea) (NN surface)) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (NN atmosphere)))))) (. .)))