Geophysical Modeling of the Arctic Environment under Climate Changes

Dear Colleagues,

The Arctic shelf is one of the largest continental shelves on Earth. However, due to severe climatic conditions, it is also one of the most poorly studied. The state of water and sea ice on the shelf is controlled by many climatic processes, the main ones being; the variability of atmospheric dynamics, which determines the processes of formation and the melting of sea ice, its drift and water circulation in the surface layer, interaction with neighboring regions, and the flow of the north rivers. The shelf of the Arctic seas is considered as an area within which permafrost sub aquatic rocks are possible, reliable information about which was obtained on the basis of drilling profiles.

The existence of permafrost provides conditions for the formation of gas hydrate accumulation zones in bottom sediments at shallow water depths, the stability of which can be impaired even with a slight increase in temperature. Therefore, monitoring the status of such clusters seems necessary to ensure the safety of navigation, as well as existing and constructed engineering structures.

This Special Issue is a collection of papers presenting approaches to the study of geophysical processes in the shelves of the Arctic seas, due to climate variability.

Prof. Dr. Vladimir A. Cheverda
Prof. Elena Golubeva
Guest Editors

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