Siberian Sea Shelf Study :: Siberian Sea Shelf Study

EXPEDITIONS

2003-2008

International Siberian Shelf Study; selected publications (2004-2010)

Some full articles are available on request. Please contact us for more information.

Chapters in peer-reviewed books

Shakhova N., and I. Semiletov (2010). Trace gas emissions from sub-sea permafrost. In: Climate Change and the Cryosphere: Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA): An Arctic Council 'Cryosphere Project' in Cooperation with IASC, CliC and IPY, AMAP, Oslo, Norway, 97-104, accepted
Shakhova N.E., and I.P. Semiletov, 2009. Methane Hydrate Feedbacks, In: Martin Sommerkorn & Susan Joy Hassol, eds., Arctic Climate Feedbacks: Global Implications, Published by WWF International Arctic Programme August, 2009, ISBN: 978-2-88085-305-1, p. 81-92.
Shakhova N.E., Sergienko V.I., Semiletov I.P., Salyuk A.N., Bel'cheva N.N., Kosmach D.A., 2008. On the role of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf in the modern methane cycle. In: N.P. Laverov et al., eds., Environmental and Climate Changes and catastrophes, Vol. 6, A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, p. 164-176
Shakhova N.E. and I.P. Semiletov, 2008. Characteristical features of carbon cycle in the shallow shelf of the eastern sector of Russian Arctic. In: N.P. Laverov et al., eds., Environmental and Climate Changes and catastrophes, Vol.4, A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, p. 167-181.
Shakhova, N., I. Semiletov, A. Salyuk, N. Belcheva, D. Kosmach, 2007. Methane anomalies on a shelf of the Arctic seas of Russia. In: V.A. Akulichev & V.P. Chelomin, eds., Far Eastern Seas of Russia, Book 2, Nauka Press, Moscow, p. 353-364.
Semiletov I.P., Dudarev O.V., Pipko I.I., Salyuk A.N., and N.E. Shakhova, 2007. Marine studies in the Arctic regions at the third millennium. In: V.A. Akulichev, ed., Far Eastern Seas of Russia, Book 2, Nauka Press, Moscow, p. 309-324.
Pipko I.I., Semiletov I.P., Tischenko P.Ya., Pugach S.P., and N. Savelieva, 2007. Dynamics of the carbonate system and CO₂ fluxes between the ocean and atmosphere in a coastal shelf zone of the East-Siberian sea during autumn. In: V.A. Akulichev, ed., Far Eastern Seas of Russia, Book 2, Nauka Press, Moscow, 325-352.
Savelieva N./I., Nedashkovsky A.P., Pipko I.I., Semiletov I.P., and s.P. Pugach, 2007. Interannual variability of thermohaline structure and hydrochemical chrakteristics of the coastal waters in a shelf zone of the East-Siberian Sea. In: V.A. Akulichev, ed., Far Eastern Seas of Russia, Book 2, Nauka Press, Moscow, 365-381.
Dudarev O.V., Charkin A.N., Semiletov I.P., Botsul A.I., and D.A. Kosmach, 2007. Modern sedimentation on the near-continental shelf of the East-Siberian Sea. In: V.A. Akulichev, ed., Far Eastern Seas of Russia, Book 2, Nauka Press, Moscow, 382-391.
Dudarev O.V., Charkin A.N., Semiletov I.P., Salyuk A.N., Shilo I.N., and E.A. Spivak, 2007. Transformation of the sedimentation environment above the relic banks of the East-Siberian Arctic seas. In: V.A. Akulichev, ed., Far Eastern Seas of Russia, Book 2, Nauka Press, Moscow, 419-442.

Published Articles (peer-reviewed)

Semiletov, I., A. Makshtas, S.-I. Akasofu, and E.L. Andreas, 2004, Atmospheric CO₂ balance: the role of Arctic sea ice, Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L05121, doi: 10.1029/2003GL017996.
Semiletov, I., N. Shakhova, and V. Romanovsky, 2004, Methane Climate Forcing and Methane Observations in the Siberian Arctic Land-Shelf System, World Resource Review, 16 (4), 503-541
Guo, L., I. Semiletov, O. Gustafsson, J. Ingri, P. Anderson, O. Dudarev, and D. White, 2004, Characterization of Siberian Arctic coastal sediments: Implications for terrestrial carbon export. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 18, GB 1036, doi: 10 1029/2003 GBO 02087
Savelieva, N.I., I.P. Semiletov, G.E. Weller, L.N. Vasilevskaya, and V.I. Yusupov, 2004, Climate change in northern Asia in the second half of the 20th century, Pacific Oceanography, 2 (1-2), 74-84.
Luchin, V.A., I. Semiletov (2005), Interannual Variability of Water Temperature in the Chukchi Sea, Doklady Earth Sciences, 405A(9), 1419-1422, Translated from Doklady Akademii Nauk, Vol. 405, No. 6, pp. 815-818.
Semiletov, I., O. Dudarev, V. Luchin, K.-H. Shin, and N. Tanaka, 2005, The East-Siberian Sea as a transition zone between Pacific-derived waters and Artic shelf waters, Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L10614/2005GL022490.
Iossoupov, V.I., A.S. Salomatin, and I.P. Semiletov, 2005, Relationship between backscattering of high-frequency acoustical signal and temperature in the upper sediment layer over the Arctic shelf. Transactions of Russian Academy of Sciences, 402 (5), 686-688 (translated into English).
Gukov A.Yu., Dudarev O.V., Semiletov I.P. and A.N. Charkin, 2005. Pecularities of the benthic biomass distribution in the southern part of the East-Siberian Sea. Oceanologia (Oceanology), vol. 45, N 6, 889-896 (translated in English)
Belzil, C., C. S. Roesler, J. P. Christensen, N. Shakhova, and I. Semiletov, 2006, Fluorescence measured using the WETStar DOM fluorometer as a proxy for dissolved matter absorption. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 67, 41-449.
Dudarev, O.V., I.P. Semiletov, A.N. Charkin, and A.I. Botsul, 2006, Deposition settings on the continental shelf of the East Siberian Sea, Transactions of Russian Academy of Sciences, 409 (6), 822-827 (translated into English).
Dudarev, O.V., I.P. Semiletov, and A.N. Charkin, 2006, Imhomogeneities of the particulate material content in the Lena River-Laptev sea system, Transactions of Russian Academy of Sciences, 410 (4 ) (translated into English)..
Pipko, I.I., I.P. Semiletov, and S.P. Pugach, 2006, On the carbon dioxide exchange in the atmosphere-ocean system in the Chukchi Sea, Transactions of Russian Academy of Sciences, 410 (5), 679-683 (translated into English)..
Repina, I.A., I. Semiletov, A.S. Smirnov, 2007, Direct measurement of CO₂ fluxes in the Laptev Sea in summer, Transactions of Russian Academy of Sciences, 413 (5), (translated in English by Springer).
Semiletov, I., I.I. Pipko, I.A. Repina, and N. Shakhova, 2007, Carbonate dynamics and carbon dioxide fluxes across the atmosphere-ice-water interfaces in the Arctic Ocean Pacific sector of the Arctic, Journal of Marine Systems, 66 (1-4), 204-226.
Shakhova, N. and I. Semiletov, 2007, Methane release and coastal environment in the East Siberian Arctic shelf, Journal of Marine Systems, 66 (1-4), 227-243.
Semiletov, I.P. and I.I. Pipko, 2007, Sinks and sources of carbon dioxide in the Arctic Ocean, Transactions of Russian Academy of Sciences, 414 (3), (translated in English by Springer).
Shakhova, N., I. Semiletov, A. Salyuk, N. Belcheva, and D. Kosmach, 2007, Anomalies of methane in air above the sea surface in the East-Siberian Arctic shelf, Transactions of Russian Academy of Sciences, 414 (6), (translated in English by Springer).
Shakhova, N., I. Semiletov, and N. Belcheva, 2007, The Great Siberian Rivers as a source of methane on the Russian Arctic shelf, Transactions of Russian Academy of Sciences, 414 (5), (translated in English by Springer).
Shakhova, N., I. Semiletov, and G. Panteleev, 2005, The distribution of methane on the Siberian Arctic shelves: Implications for the marine methane cycle, Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L09601, doi:1029/2005GL022751
Shakhova, N.E., I.P. Semiletov, and N. Bel'cheva, 2005, Methane in the Eastern Arctic seas. Transactions of Russian Academy of Sciences, 402 (4), 529-533 (translated into English).
Shakhova, N., I. Semiletov, A. Salyuk, N. Belcheva, D. Kosmach, and V.I. Sergienko, 2008. On the role of the East-Siberian Shelf in the modern methane cycle and global change, Harold of the East-Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, No. 4.
Van Dongen B.E., I.P. Semiletov, J.W.H. Weijers, and Ö. Gustafsson. 2008, Contrasting lipid biomarker composition of terrestrial organic matter exported from across the Eurasian Arctic by the five Great Russian Arctic Rivers, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, VOL. 22, GB1011, doi:10.1029/2007GB002974, 2008 .
Elmquist M., I. Semiletov, L. Guo and Ö. Gustafsson. 2008, Pan-Arctic patterns in black carbon sources and fluvial discharges deduced from radiocarbon and PAH source apportionment markers in estuarine surface sediments, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, VOL. 22, GB2018, doi:10.1029/2007GB002994, 2008
Pipko, I.I., Semiletov I.P., Tischenko P.Ya., Pugach S.P., and N.I. Savelieva, 2008. Carbon System Parameters Variability in the East-Siberian Sea Coastal-Shelf Zone during Fall Season. Okeanologiya (Oceanology), 48 (1), 59-72 (translated in English)
Vetrov, A.A., I.P. Semiletov, O.V. Dudarev, V.I. Peresipkin, and A.N. Charkin, 2008. Study of composition and origin of organic matter in the East-Siberian Sea bottom sediments, Geokhimiya (Geochemistry), 3, 183-195 (translated in English).
Pipko, I.I., Repina I.A., Salyuk A.N., Semiletov I.P., and S.P. Pugach, 2008. Comparison of Calculated and Measured CO₂ Fluxes between the Ocean and Atmosphere in the Southwestern Part of the East Siberia Sea. Transactions of Russian Academy of Sciences, 422 (7), 1105-1108 (translated in English by Springer).
Christensen J.P., Shimada K., Semiletov I.P. and P. A. Wheeler, 2008. Chlorophyll Response to Shelf-Break Upwelling and Winds in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska, in Autumn. The Open Oceanography Journal, 2, 34-53
Macdonald R.W., Anderson L.G., Christensen J.P., Miller L.A., Semiletov I.P., and R. Stein, 2008. The Arctic Ocean: budgets and fluxes, In "Carbon and Nutrient Fluxes in Continental Margins: A Global Synthesis," Edited by K.-K. Liu, L. Atkinson, R. Quinones, L. Talaue-McManus, Springer-Verlag, 291-303.
Pipko, I. I., I. A. Repina, A. N. Salyuk, I. P. Semiletov, and S. P. Pugach (2008),
Comparison of Calculated and Measured CO₂ Fluxes between the Ocean and Atmosphere in the Southwestern Part of the East Siberia Sea, Transactions (Doklady) Earth Sciences, 422, N7, 1105-1109 (translated in English by Springer)..
Pipko, I.I., Semiletov I.P., Tischenko P.Ya., Pugach S.P., and N.I. Savelieva, 2008. Carbon System Parameters Variability in the East-Siberian Sea Coastal-Shelf Zone during Fall Season. Okeanologiya (Oceanology), 48 (1), 59-72 (translated in English)
Shakhova, N., I. Semiletov, A. Salyuk, N. Belcheva, D. Kosmach, and V.I. Sergienko, 2008. On the role of the Eaast-Siberian Shelf in the modern methane cycle and global change, Herald of the East-Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, No. 4.
Shakhova N.E., Sergienko V.I., and I.P. Semiletov, 2009. Modern state of the role of the East Siberian Shelf in the methane cycle. Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vol. 79, No. 6, pp. 507-518.
Cooke M.P., van Dongen B., Talbot H., Semiletov I.P., Shakhova N., Guo L., and O. Gustafsson, 2009. Bacteriohopanepolyol biomarker composition of organic matter exported to the Arctic Ocean by seven of the major Arctic rivers. Organic Geochemistry, doi: 10.1016/j.orggeochem2009.07.14
Shakhova N.E., Alexeev V.A., and I. P. Semiletov, 2009. Accessing future increase in methane emission over the East-Siberian Shelf, Transactions of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vol. 429 (4), (translated in English by Springer)
Porcelli D., Andersson P., Baskaran M., Frank M., Björk G., and I. Semiletov, 2009. The distribution of neodymium isotopes in Arctic Ocean basins. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73, 2645-2659
Shakhova N.E., Nicolsky D., and I. P. Semiletov, 2009. On the current state of sub-sea permafrost in the East-Siberian Shelf testing of modeling results by observational data. Transactions of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vol. 429 (5), translated in English by Springer)
Shakhova N.E., Joussupov V., Salyuk A., Kosmach D., and I. P. Semiletov, 2009. Anthropogenic factor and methane emission over the East Siberian Shelf. Transactions of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vol. 429 (6), translated in English by Springer)
Joussupov V., Shakhova N.E., Salyuk A., Kosmach D., and I. P. Semiletov, 2009. Detection of methane ebullition in the shelf waters of the East Siberian Arctic. Transactions of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vol. 429 (6), translated in English by Springer)
Anderson L.G., Jutterström S., S. Hjalmarsson S., I. Wahlström I., and I. P. Semiletov, 2009. Out-gassing of CO₂ from Siberian Shelf seas by terrestrial organic matter decomposition. Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L20601, doi:10.1029/2009GL040046, 2009
Semiletov I.P., and O. Gustafsson, 2009. East Siberian Shelf Study Alleviates Scarcity of Observations. Eos, Transactions, AGU, vol. 90, number 17, 28 April 2009, p. 145-146
Shakhova N., Semiletov I., Salyuk A., Joussupov V., Kosmach D., and O. Gustafsson, 2010. Extensive methane venting to the atmosphere from sediments of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf, Science 327, 1246-1250
Shakhova N., Semiletov I., Leifer I., Rekant P., Salyuk A., and D. Kosmach (2010). Geochemical and geophysical evidence of methane release from the inner East Siberian Shelf, Journal Geophys. Res 115, doi:10.1029/2009JC005602, 2010
Vonk J., Sánchez-García L., Semiletov I., Dudarev O., Eglington T., Andersson A., and Ö. Gustafsson, 2010. Molecular and radiocarbon constraints on sources and degradation of terrestrial organic carbon along the Kolyma paleoriver transect, East Siberian Sea. Biogeosciences Discussions 7, 5191-5226.
Sánchez-García L., V. Alling, S. Pugach, J. Vonk, B. van Dongen, C. Humborg, O. Dudarev, I. Semiletov, Ö. Gustafsson. Distribution, sources and inventories of particulate organic carbon in the Laptev and East Siberian Seas, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, doi:10.1029/2010GB003862, 2011.
Alling V., L. Sanchez-Garcia, D. Porcelli, S. Pugach, J. Vonk, B. van Dongen, C.M. Mörth, L.G. Anderson, A. Sokolov, P. Andersson, C. Humborg, I. Semiletov, Ö Gustafsson. Non-conservative behavior of dissolved organic carbon across the Laptev and East Siberian Seas, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, v. 24, GB4033, doi: 10.1029/2010GB003834, 2010.
Pipko I.I., Semiletov I.P., Pugach S.P., I. Wáhlstöm, and Anderson L.G. Interannual variability of air-sea CO2 fluxes and carbonate system parameters in the East Siberian Sea. Biogeosciences Discuss., 8, 1227-1273, 2011.
Anderson, L.G., Björk, G., Jutterstöm, S., Pipko, I., Shakhova, N. Semiletov, I. and Wåhlström, I. East Siberian Sea, an Arctic region of very high biogeochemical activity. Biogeosciences Discuss., 8, 1137-1167, 2011.
Semiletov I.P., I.I. Pipko, N.E. Shakhova, O.V. Dudarev, S.P. Pugach, A.N. Charkin, C.P. McRoy, D. Kosmach, and Gustafsson Ö. On the biogeochemical signature of the Lena River from its headwaters to the Arctic Ocean. Biogeosciences Discuss., 8, 2093-2143, 2011.
Gustafsson Ö, van Dongen B.E., Vonk J.E., Dudarev O.V., and I.P. Semiletov Widespread release of old carbon across the Siberian Arctic echoed by its large rivers. Biogeosciences Discuss., 8, 1445-1461, 2011.
Charkin A.N., Dudarev O.V., Semiletov I.P., Kruhmalev A.V., Vonk J.E., Sánchez-Garía L., Karlsson E., and Ö. Gustafsson. Seasonal and interannual variability of sedimentation and organic matter distribution in the Buor Khaya Gulf - the primary recipient of input from Lena River and coastal erosion in the SE Laptev Sea. Biogeosciences Discuss., 8, 1917-1946, 2011.
Karlsson E.S., Charkin A., Dudarev O., Semiletov I., Vonk J.E., Sánchez-García L., Andersson A., and Ö Gustafsson. Carbon isotopes and lipid biomarker investigation of sources, transport and degradation of terrestrial organic matter in the Buor-Khaya Bay, SE Laptev Sea. Biogeosciences Discuss., 8, 3463-3496, 2011.

Accepted/In press Articles (peer-reviewed)

Shakhova N., and I. Semiletov (2011). Trace gas emissions from sub-sea permafrost. In: Climate Change and the Cryosphere: Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA): An Arctic Council 'Cryosphere Project' in Cooperation with IASC, CliC and IPY, AMAP, Oslo, Norway, 97-104, in press

Selected Media

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/56937/title/Arctic_seafloor_a_big_source_of_methane
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,547976,00.html
Semiletov I.P., and Ö. Gustafsson, 2009. East Siberian Shelf Study Alleviates Scarcity of Observations. Eos, Transactions, AGU, vol. 90, number 17, 28 April 2009, p. 145-146