The role of river runoff in the Kara Sea surface layer acidification and carbonate system changes

• Published in: Environmental Research Letters
• Main Author: Alexander Polukhin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2019
• Subjects: Kara Sea; acidification; carbonate chemistry; continental runoff increase; carbon dioxide; aragonite; Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD1-1066; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Yenisey; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab421e; https://doaj.org/article/402082ddec6f4c3faf911268344a4724

This study aims to perform the results of the investigation of the Kara Sea carbonate system (CS) changes and the factors that determine it. The important feature of the Kara Sea water structure is strong stratification caused mainly by the Ob’ and Yenisey rivers discharge which is estimated as 81%...