Surface and subsurface dispersal of radioactive materials from Fukushima by subpolar gyre and intermediate waters in the North Pacific [PDF]
Scientific ReportsRadioactive materials were released into the ocean following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in 2011. Six years after the accident, the radioactive material concentration was markedly increased in the Okhotsk Intermediate Water (OIW ...
Seung-Tae Lee +3 more
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Stable Isotope Composition of Skin Layers Confirms Trophic Differentiation of Baird's and Sato's Beaked Whales (Berardius spp.) in the Western North Pacific. [PDF]
Rapid Commun Mass SpectromABSTRACT Rationale Closely related whale species can appear similar yet occupy distinct ecological niches. Sato's beaked whale (Berardius minimus) was only recently recognized as a separate species and was previously grouped with Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii), limiting our understanding of their ecological differences.
Filatova OA +7 more
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Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 1-26., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Richard E. Ernst +8 more
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Unraveling the Evolutionary History of Snow Sheep (<i>Ovis nivicola</i>): Genome-Wide Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis Reveals Genetic Diversity and Clarifies Taxonomy. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study chronicles all described subspecies of snow sheep (Ovis nivicola) since 1829, reviewing taxonomic assessments by key systematists. Using genome‐wide SNP genotyping on 337 samples from 15 populations, we validate and refine subspecies classifications, revealing eight genetic clusters and proposing a new subspecies (O. n. ernsti).
Dotsev AV +25 more
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 The Okhotsk Sea, which connects the high latitude Asian continent and the North Pacific, plays an important role in modern and past climate changes due to seasonal sea ice coverage and as a precursor of the North Pacific Intermediate Water. The long-term
Yu-Min Chou +18 more
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Remote Sensing, 2023 The East Kamchatka and East Sakhalin Currents (EKC and ESC) are the western boundary currents of the subarctic North Pacific and Okhotsk Sea. Variability in the EKC and ESC velocities could exert a substantial effect on ecosystems and fish stocks in the ...
Andrey Andreev
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Spatial Distribution and Provenance of Detrital Minerals of Surface Sediment in the Okhotsk Sea
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 The Okhotsk Sea is a distinctive marginal sea in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, which is characterized by the prevalence of seasonal sea ice in winter. Sediment is sourced from the around region through sea ice transportation, rivers input, and volcanic
Kunshan Wang +10 more
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Известия ТИНРО, 2022 The article analyzes the sea trawl surveys on pink salmon and their interrelation with the values of pink salmon returns to the main spawning water bodies of the Bering and Okhotsk Seas. According to the fall trawl surveys in the Bering and Okhotsk Seas,
E. A. Shevlyakov +6 more
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 Sea ice in the Okhotsk Sea plays a significant role in global climate change. However, the history and mechanism of changes in sea ice spanning the last glacial cycle remain controversial.
Anqi Wang +13 more
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Atmospheric Science Letters, 2022 The winter extreme precipitation over South China (SC) experiences a large year‐to‐year variability, causing uncertainty in its prediction. Here, we find that the boreal winter sea ice concentration (SIC) in the Okhotsk Sea can serve as a precursor to ...
Kai Ji +6 more
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