Shelf–Basin interaction along the East Siberian Sea

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: L. G. Anderson, G. Björk, O. Holby, S. Jutterström, C. M. Mörth, M. O'Regan, C. Pearce, I. Semiletov, C. Stranne, T. Stöven, T. Tanhua, A. Ulfsbo, M. Jakobsson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; East Siberian Sea; Makarov Basin; Chukchi Abyssal Plain; Chukchi; Lomonosov Ridge; makarov basin; oden; Sea ice; SWERUS-C3; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-349-2017; https://doaj.org/article/c4ad4bfc9093475ca460333285fd4603

Extensive biogeochemical transformation of organic matter takes place in the shallow continental shelf seas of Siberia. This, in combination with brine production from sea-ice formation, results in cold bottom waters with relatively high salinity and nutrient concentrations, as well as low oxygen an...