Oceanic Sedimentation

Oceanic Sedimentation
Author: Alexander P. Lisitzin
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1996-01-09
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Special Publications Series. We are pleased to present this edited translation of Oceanic Sedimentation, from the original Russian edition of Alexander Lisitzin's Processes in Oceanic Sedimentation: Lithology and Geochemistry (Nauka). Published originally in 1978, this volume represents an important, major synthesis on oceanic sediments and major processes governing their formation and distribution in space and time. The primary focus of this volume is the influence of the environment, especially climate, on the mineral, chemical, and isotopic composition of sediments and their physical characteristics. This global perspective is rich in data about sediment sources, composition, transportation, volumes, fluxes, and budgets. We consider that this edited translation is of particular importance because Lisitzin's compilation is one of the broadest and most comprehensive available in any language.

Des Océans Du Monde

Des Océans Du Monde
Author: Paul Te-Hsien Huang
Publisher: Halifax, N.S. : P.T.H. Huang
Total Pages: 778
Release: 1985
Genre: Continental shelf
ISBN:

Sedimentation Processes in the White Sea

Sedimentation Processes in the White Sea
Author: Alexander P. Lisitsyn
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2019-01-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030051110

This book presents a new perspective on the sedimentation processes in the White Sea, based on a multidisciplinary research study conducted between 2001 and 2016. It provides a comprehensive review and discusses the latest research findings on the ecosystem of this sub-arctic zone. The topics addressed include suspended particulate matter as a main source and proxy of the sedimentation processes in the White Sea; vertical fluxes of dispersed sedimentary matter and absolute masses in the White Sea; and the development history and quaternary deposits of the modern White Sea basin. The authors closely examine the abundance and species composition of microalgae associations and the environmental conditions in the bottom sediments of the White Sea, namely, heavy metal accumulation and aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The book ends contain a summary of the key conclusions and recommendations. Together with the companion volume Biogeochemistry of the Atmosphere, Ice and Water of the White Sea: The White Sea Environment Part I, it offers an essential source of information for postgraduate students, researchers, and stakeholders alike.