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Note: CONTENTS: Preface. - INTRODUCTION. - Introduction. - High latitudinal expedition in the Barents Sea (14th cruise of the RV "Academic Fedorov") - experience of system studies / A. P. Lisitzin, I. E. Frolov. - Nonresolved problems of the Arctic Oceanology / A. P. Lisitzin. - PHYSICS OF THE ARCTIC SEAS. - Atlantic waters in the west Arctic / V. V. Ivanov. - Climatic aspects of oceanographic characteristics relation between NEB (North European Basin) and Arctic Basin / A. A. Korablev. - Hydrological conditions of the south-east part of the Barents Sea in August 1998 / V. I. Byshev, L. I. Galerkin, A. S. Grotov. - Termohaline structure of the Barents Sea waters in September 1998 / V. I. Byshev, L. I. Galerkin, A. S. Grotov. - Mesoscale waters thermohaline structure and its variability in the Barents Sea / V. I. Byshev, L. I. Galerkin, A. S. Grotov. - The measured currents in a strait Karsky Gate / A. D. Tcherbinin. - A vertical structure of current velocity field in boundary layer in the Norwegian Sea / K. G. Vinogradova, L. M. Fomin, A. D. Tcherbinin. - Observations of the internal waves in the Pechora Sea / A. N. Serebryany, G. I. Shapiro. - Internal waves in the Franz-Victoria Trough / S. V. Pisarev. - Heat and momentum exchange between atmosphere and ocean for results of investigation in «Arctica-98» (Franz Joseph Land region) / Yu. A. Volkov, I. A. Repina, A. S. Smirnov. - Investigation of processes of energy mass exchange in the near border zone of the marine drifting / B. V. Ivanov. - On Arctic ice melting from below / P. V. Bogorodsky. - The statistical structure of the hydrophysical characteristics of the Pechora Sea / A. P. Mirabel, I. G. Yushina. - CHEMISTRY OF THE ARCTIC SEAS. - Hydrochemical studies of the northern Barents Sea / N. V. Mordasova, V. L. Zubarevich, N. V. Zozulya. - Organic matter in the high latitudinal Barents and Norwegian Seas / A. I. Agatova, N. M. Lapina, N. I. Torgunova. - Organic matter in the ice areas of the high latitudinal Barents Sea / A. I. Agatova, N. M. Lapina. - Some elements of carbon cycle in the Russian Arctic Seas / E. A. Romankevich, A. A. Vetrov. - Geochemistry of OM of estuary-shelf sediments of the Arctic area: PAH along the sea-river section / V. I. Petrova. - Organic carbon isotope composition of sea ice particulate matter as a guide to source of sedimentary material embedded into the Arctic drifting ice (as results from investigation of particulate organic carbon of the drifting ice from the Barents Sea) / L. A. Kodina, S. V. Lyutsarev, M. P. Bogacheva. - Hydrocarbons in the system «snow-ice-water-bottom sediments» / I. A. Nemirovskaya, V. I. Peresypkin, A. N. Novigatsky. - Distribution of hydrocarbon gases the water body along the transact Yenisei-Kara Sea / G. S. Korobeinik, V. G. Tokarev, T. I. Vaisman, L. A. Kodina. - Study of biochemical (enzymatic) destruction of organic matter in sea water and bottom sediments of Norwegian Sea / G. A. Korneeva, E. A. Stepanova, V. P. Shevchenko, E. A. Romankevich. - BIOLOGY OF THE ARCTIC SEAS. - Ecosystem of the Arctic pelagial / M. E. Vinogradov, E. A. Shushkina. - The present stages of west Arctic and state of biological resources of the Barents Sea / G. G. Matishov, V. V. Denisov, S. L. Dzeniuk. - The mesozooplankton ofhigh latitudes of the Barents Sea during autumn-winter period / L. P. Lebedeva, E. F. Marasaeva, L. L. Anokhina. - Phytoplankton and vertical microalgae fluxes in the north-eastern part of the Barents Sea in September 1997 / V. V. Zernova, V. P. Shevchenko, N. V. Politova. - Vertical distribution of zooplankton under the underwater Haakon Mosby mud volcano (Norweoian Sea) / G. M. Vinogradov. - The composition and vertical distribution of the ice algae communities in the northern Barents Sea at the beginning of the winter 1998 (1) / N. Y. Druzkov, E. I. Druzkova, V. V. Larionov, A. B. Turakov. - The composition and vertical distribution of the ice algae communities in the northern Barents Sea at the beginning of the winter 1998 (2) / E. I. Druzkova, N. V. Druzkov. - The composition and vertical distribution of ice micrometazoan communities in the northern Barents Sea at the beginning of the winter 1998 (3) / N. V. Druzkov, E. I. Druzkova. - The structure of major components of Pechora Sea summer phytoplankton / L. A. Pautova. - Hydrocarbon-oxidizing bacteria in Kara Sea in connection with the evaluation of its ability to natural selfpurification from oil contamination / V. V. ll'inskii, M. N. Semenenko. - MARINE GEOLOGY OF THE ARCTIC SEAS. - Sedimentary matter in the show cover of drifting ice in the Fram Strait / V. P. Shevchenko, A. P. Lisitzin, E. I. Polyakova, D. Dethleff, V. V. Serova, R. Stein. - Fluxes of aerosols to the Arctic Ocean surface and their role in sedimentation and in formation of the Arctic environment / V. P. Shevchenko, A. P. Lisitzin, A. A. Vinogradeva, V. V. Serova, R. Stein. - Character of biogeochemical processes of carbon cycle in water column, bottom sediments and ice-snow cover of the Barents Sea / A. S. Savvichev, I. I. Rusanov, I. N. Mitzkevich, I. T. Bairamov, A. Yu. Lein, A. P. Lisitzin. - Concentration of "Yellow Substance" and seston components in the waters of White Sea and their contribution to the light absorption / B. V. Konovalov, V. A. Matyushenko, V. N. Pelevin, V. A. Rostovtseva, A. V. Leshev, D. V. Khlebnikov. - Dissolved "Yellow substance" and seston components in the upper waters of Barents Sea in August 1998 / V. A. Matyushenko, B. V. Konovalov, V. N. Pelevin, V. A. Rostovtseva, A. V. Leshev. - Metal distribution in sediments from northern Dvina estuary / D. V. Khlebnikov, S. E. Koukina, L. K. Sadovnikova, H. Hummel, A. Calafat-Frau. - Light beam attenuation coefficient and it connection with hydrophisical parameters and suspended matter in the waters of the Barents Sea / V. A. Matyushenko, L. R. Lukin, G. D. Khomenko, L. I. Galerkin. - Usetilization of the new method of determination 210Pb(90Sr) in bottom sediments for estimate the speed of rate sedimentation in Siberian rivers estuaries / O. B. Stepanetz, N. Yu. Kremliakova, A. N. Ligaev. - Comparison of morphostructures of the St. Anna and Franz Victoria troughs / N. V. Kachurina, E. P. Schkatov, I. A. Andreeva. - Deep structure of the northern Barents Sea shelf / A. G. Stark, E. P. Schkatov, A. A. Kartelev. - Whether the Novaya Zemlya and Franz Jozef Land ice sheets were connected 18 kyr ago? / Yu. A. Pavlidis, I. O. Murdmaa, E. V. Ivanova, F. V. Artemyev, M. A. Belousov. - The modem tectonic Yamal Coastal zone / N. N. Dunaev, S. L. Nikiforov. - Geomorphologie zoning of the Barents Sea shelf / A. G. Zinchenko. - Geomorphological researches of trough Franc-Victoria / D. E. Teterin, G. B. Udintzev, A. V. Koltzova, S. V. Mastjukov, B. S. Shmelkov. - Haakon Mosby mud volcano (Norwegian Sea): peculiarities of structure and composition of sediments / V. V. Krupskaya, I. A. Andreeva, E. I. Sergeeva, G. A. Cherkashev, P. R. Vogt, M. K. lvanov. - Lithology of the bottom sediments in the Bear Island area (Norwegian Sea) / V. V. Krupskaya, I. A. Andreeva. - Formation and dissociation of the gas hydrates in the sediments of the Arctic Haakon Mosby mud volcano / A. V. Egorov. - Variability of sedimentation process in the late Holocene (the Kola Bay) / I. A. Andreeva, Yu. V. Volkova, B. G. Vanstein, R. N. Djinoridze, G. A. Cherkashov. - Grainsize peculiarities of bottom sediments as environment proxy (on example of upper Pleistocene-Holocene sediments of the northern Barents-Kara Sea Shelf) / I. A. Andreeva, V. V. Krupskaya. - Postglacial paleoceanography of the Northern Barents Sea / E. V. lvanova, I. O. Murdmaa. - Quaternary deposits in the central part of the Kara Sea / E. A. Gusev, A. P. Matushev, A. S. Rudoi, A. N. Usov. - Regional Stratigraphic Chart of Barents Sea shelf / V. Ia. Kabankov. - New data about Central Barents Sea Basin's superglacial sediments composition and processes of shaping / G. V. Novikov, I. O. Murdmaa, E. V. Ivanova, , In kyrill. Schr.

Note: Contents 1 Introduction 2 Features of the Arctic Seas of Russia and Their Ecosystems 2.1 Brief History of the Studies 2.2 Physical Geography 2.3 Features of Geological Structure and Sedimentation 2.4 Hydrology 2.5 Hydrochemistry 2.5.1 Oxygen 2.5.2 pH 2.5.3 Alkalinity 2.5.4 Nutrients (P, N, and Si) 3 Biological Production of the Arctic Seas of Russia 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Barents Sea 3.3 White Sea 3.4. Kara Sea 3.5. Seas of the East Arctic 4 Particulate Matter and Vertical Carbon Fluxes in the Water–Bottom System 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Barents Sea 4.3 White Sea 4.4 Kara Sea 4.5 Laptev, East Siberian, and Chukchi Seas 4.6 Carbon Fluxes from the Photic Zone to the Seafloor 4.7 Conclusion 5 Horizontal Carbon Fluxes in the Land–Sea System 5.1 Riverine Runoff and Carbon Fluxes 5.1.1 Water Runoff and Particulate Matter Supply 5.1.2 Carbon runoff 5.2 Coastal Abrasion and Carbon Fluxes 5.3 Aerosols and Eolian Carbon Fluxes 5.4 Underground and Glacial Runoff 5.4.1 Underground Runoff 5.4.2 Ice and Glacial Discharge 5.4.3 Interstitial Waters 6 Carbon in the Bottom Sediments 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Brief History of the Studies of Carbon and Organic Matter Composition 6.3 Selected Features of the Polar Lithogenesis 6.4 Organo-Chemical Composition of the Sediments 6.5 Distribution and Accumulation Rate of Carbon in the Bottom Sediments 6.5.1 Contents of TOC and Ccarb in Different Types of the Sediments 6.5.2 Distribution of TOC and its Accumulation Rate in the Bottom Sediments 6.5.3 Distribution of Ccarb and its Accumulation Rates in the Bottom Sediments 7 Elements of Carbon Balance and Cycling in the Arctic Seas of Russia 7.1 Fluxes and Balance of Masses 7.2 Ecological Features of the Arctic Seas and their Influence on Carbon Cycling References Index