53.
In three sections in the Kara Sea, the contents of the dissolved and particulate organic carbon (the DOC and POC, respectively),
as well as of the organic carbon of the bottom sediments (C
org) were determined. The contents of varied from 6.3 to 2400 μg/l for the DOC and from 0.84 to 12.2 mg of C/l for the POC. The
average concentrations for all the samples tested amounted to 200 μg/l for the DOC (
n = 78, σ = 368) and 2.7 mg/l for the POC (
n = 92, σ = 2.7). The concentrations of Corg in the samples of the upper layer of the bottom sediments of the area treated
varied from 0.13 to 2.10% of the dry substance at an average value of 0.9% (
n = 21, σ= 0.49%). It is shown that the distribution of the different forms of organic matter (OM) is an indicator of the supply
and spreading of the particulate matter in the Kara Sea and that the DOC and POC of the Kara Sea are formed under the impact
of the runoff of the Ob and Yenisei river waters. It is found that the distribution of the OM of the bottom sediments in the
surveyed area of the Kara Sea is closely related to their grain-size composition and to the structure of the currents in the
area studied. The variations in the Corg content in the bottom sediment cores from the zone of riverine and marine water mixing
represent the variability of the OM burial.
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