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River Input of Water, Sediment, Major Ions, Nutrients and Trace Metals from Russian Territory to the Arctic Ocean

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The Freshwater Budget of the Arctic Ocean

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During few last decades the Arctic Ocean has attracted the attention of many scientists in connection with the global climatic changes and high sensitivity of the region to the impact of pollutants.

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Gordeev, V.V. (2000). River Input of Water, Sediment, Major Ions, Nutrients and Trace Metals from Russian Territory to the Arctic Ocean. In: Lewis, E.L., Jones, E.P., Lemke, P., Prowse, T.D., Wadhams, P. (eds) The Freshwater Budget of the Arctic Ocean. NATO Science Series, vol 70. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4132-1_14

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