Russian and foreign scientists have conducted a study of the bottom of the Laptev Sea and found out that 80% of the organic matter entering the sea from rivers and as a result of permafrost melting remains on the shelf.
Meanwhile, only 20% of organic compounds leave the shelf with sea currents, are transported to the continental slope and into the depths of the Arctic Ocean.
Due to global warming, more and more organic compounds are being released from the permafrost, exacerbating the greenhouse effect as a result, which in turn accelerates climate change throughout the planet. These processes occur most rapidly in the Arctic.
The new data will help predict climate change in the Arctic more accurately. The results of the study are published in the Global Biogeochemical Cycles journal, nia14.ru reports.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau Rough&Polished
