Structure and Inter-Annual Variability of the Freshened Surface Layer in the Laptev and East-Siberian Seas During Ice-Free Periods

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Alexander Osadchiev, Dmitry Frey, Eduard Spivak, Sergey Shchuka, Natalia Tilinina, Igor Semiletov
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: river plume; freshened surface layer; stratification; Lena River; Laptev Sea; East-Siberian Sea; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; East Siberian Sea; Kara Sea; laptev; lena delta; lena river
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.735011; https://doaj.org/article/8e8ca804a0ae415583a89489bb3f09f3

This work is focused on the structure and inter-annual variability of the freshened surface layer (FSL) in the Laptev and East-Siberian seas during ice-free periods. This layer is formed mainly by deltaic rivers among which the Lena River contributes about two thirds of the inflowing freshwater volu...