Shelf-Basin interaction along the East Siberian Sea

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: Anderson, Leif G., Björk, Göran, Holby, Ola, Jutterstrom, Sara, Morth, Carl Magnus, O'Regan, Matt, Pearce, Christof, Semiletov, Igor, Stranne, Christian, Stoven, Tim, Tanhua, Toste, Ulfsbo, Adam, Jakobsson, Martin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Karlstads universitet, Avdelningen för energi-, miljö- och byggteknik 2017
• Subjects: Oceanography; Hydrology and Water Resources; Oceanografi; hydrologi och vattenresurser; Chukchi Abyssal Plain; East Siberian Sea; Makarov Basin; Chukchi; Lomonosov Ridge; makarov basin; oden; Sea ice; SWERUS-C3; Siberia
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-65519; https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-349-2017

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...