RUSSIAN-GERMAN COLLABORATION IN THE ARCTIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Abstract

The overview of the 20-years joint Russian-German multidisciplinary researches in the Arctic are represented in this article. Data were obtained during numerous marine and terrestrial expeditions, all-year-round measurements and observations. On the basis of modern research methods including satellite observation, radiocarbon (AMS 14C) dating of the Arctic sea sediments, isotope, biochemical and other methods, the new unique records were obtained. Special emphasis devoted to the latest data concerning modern sea-ice, ocean and sedimentation processes, evolution of the permafrost and paleoenvironments in the Laptev Sea System.

Keywords

• arctic
• laptev sea system
• ocean and sea-ice processes
• sedimentation
• marine ecosystem
• past environments
• permafrost