Siberian River Run Off In The Kara Sea

Download or read book Siberian River Run-off in the Kara Sea written by Stein Ruediger and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2003 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the joint German-Russian research project Siberian River Run-off (SIRRO) multidisciplinary studies were carried out in the Ob and Yenisei estuaries and adjacent southern Kara Sea (Arctic Ocean). The overall goal of the project was to extend knowledge on understanding the freshwater and sediment input by the major Siberian rivers, and its impact on the environments of the inner Kara Sea. The main results of oceanographical, biological, geochemical, geological and modelling studies are presented in four main chapters.