A general pattern in water mass distribution and
potential shelf–basin exchange is revealed at the Laptev Sea
continental slope based on hydrochemical and stable oxygen
isotope data from the summers 2005–2009. Despite considerable
interannual variations, a frontal system can be inferred
between shelf, continental slope and central Eurasian Basin
waters...
The loss of Arctic sea ice has emerged as a leading signal of global warming. This, together with acknowledged impacts on other components of the Earth system, has led to the term “the new Arctic.” Global coupled climate models predict that ice loss will continue through the twenty-first century, with...