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- Title
Isotope parameters (δD, δO) and sources of freshwater input to Kara Sea.
- Authors
Dubinina, E.; Kossova, S.; Miroshnikov, A.; Fyaizullina, R.
- Abstract
The isotope characteristics (δD, δО) of Kara Sea water were studied for quantitative estimation of freshwater runoff at stations located along transect from Yamal Peninsula to Blagopoluchiya Bay (Novaya Zemlya). Freshwater samples were studied for glaciers (Rose, Serp i Molot) and for Yenisei and Ob estuaries. As a whole, δD and δO are higher in glaciers than in river waters. isotope composition of estuarial water from Ob River is δD =-131.4 and δ18O =-17.6‰. Estuarial waters of Yenisei River are characterized by compositions close to those of Ob River (-134.4 and-17.7‰), as well as by isotopically 'heavier' compositions (-120.7 and-15.8‰). Waters from studied section of Kara Sea can be product of mixing of freshwater (δD =-119.4, δO =-15.5) and seawater (S = 34.9, δD = +1.56, δO = +0.25) with a composition close to that of Barents Sea water. isotope parameters of water vary significantly with salinity in surface layer, and Kara Sea waters are desalinated along entire studied transect due to river runoff. concentration of freshwater is 5-10% in main part of water column, and <5% at a depth of >100 m. maximum contribution of freshwater (>65%) was recorded in surface layer of central part of sea.
- Subjects
KARA Sea (Russia); YENISEY River (Russia); ISOTOPES; FRESH water; SEAWATER; GLACIERS; SALINITY
- Publication
Oceanology (00014370), 2017, Vol 57, Issue 1, p31
- ISSN
0001-4370
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S0001437017010040