Book Description:
The Russian Arctic includes several great seas including the Barents, Kara, Laptev seas, East-Siberian Sea and Chukchi Sea. Arctic regions have a huge influence on practically every environment on the planet. Global changes of atmospheric and oceanic circulation have led to periodic cooling and warming, development and degradations of glacial covers, drainage of extensive territories of a shelf and the subsequent subaqual processing of a relief. This new book reviews research on the basic modern processes which influence the formation and relief evolution of the seabed morphology of the Russian Arctic Shelf, as well as classification and the possible geomorphological future of the Russian sector of Arctic regions.

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Table of Contents:
Preface
(S. Nikiforov)

Chapter 1. Past Seabed Environments;pp. 1-13
(S. Nikiforov, Yu. Pavlidis, S. Koshel', Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russia, Lomonosov Moscow State University,Russia)

Chapter 2. Some Traits of the Modern Climate Change;pp. 15-30
(V. Byshev, V. Neiman, Yu. Romanov, I. Serykh, Shirshov Institute of Oceanology,Russia)

Chapter 3. Currents,Ice and Waves of the Russian Arctic Shelf Seas;pp. 31-51
((S. Pisarev, Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russia)

Chapter 4. River Input to the Arctic Ocean from the Territory of the Russian Federation;pp. 53-71
(V. Gordeev, Shirshov Institute of Oceanology,Russia)

Chapter 5. Suspended Particulate Matter in the Russian Arctic Seas;pp. 73-85
(N. Politova, V. Shevchenko, M. Kravchishina, Shirshov Institute of Oceanology,Russia)

Chapter 6. Aerosols over the Russian Arctic Seas;pp. 87-92
(V. Shevchenko, Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russia)

Chapter 7. Bioproduction Evidence in Sediment Formation Processes;pp. 93-106
(E. Romankevich, A. Vetrov, Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow,Russia)

Chapter 8. Seabed Morphology of Barents Sea;pp. 107-121
(S. Nikiforov, S. Koshel’,Shirshov Institute of Oceanology,Lomonosov Moscow State University)

Chapter 9. Geomorphology of White Sea Seabed and Shoreline;pp. 123-141
(V. Froll’, G. Safianov, G. Solov’ova, Geographical Department,Lomonosov Moscow State University,Russia)

Chapter 10. Seabed Morphology of Kara and Laptev Seas;pp. 143-157
(S. Nikiforov, N. Politova, Shirshov Institute of Oceanologty,Russia)

Chapter 11. Seabed Morphology of the East Siberian and Chukchi Seas;pp. 159-174
(S. Nikiforov, N. Politova, Shirshov Institute of Oceanography,Russia)

Chapter 12. Morphogenetic Classification of Seabed Relief;pp. 175-188
(S. Nikiforov, Shirshov Institute of Oceanology,Russia)

Chapter 13. Possible Changing of Arctic Coastal Zone (as a Conclusion);pp. 189-195
(S. Nikiforov, N. Politova, Shirshov Institute of Oceanology,Russia)

Index pp.197-202