Land-ocean systems in the siberian arctic : dynamics and history

The arctic is considered to be one of the most sensitive environmental elements on earth, which may respond rapidly to climate change. However, our knowledge of the present and past processes of the arctic system is still relatively sparse. Based on a multidisciplinary approach, German and Russian scientists describe in this book the natural processes behind short and long term changes in the Laptev sea and its hinterland (Arctic Siberia), using modern climate data and pale records which were collected over the past 6 years. These marine and terrestrial data sets provide important new insights into the causes, impacts, and feedback mechanisms of this extreme environment.