This study utilizes a novel albedo retrieval framework combining radiative transfer modeling with scientific machine learning (RTM-SciML) to investigate sea ice dynamics in the Sea of Okhotsk. By validating albedo estimates derived from the MODIS sen...
Although subject to annual fluctuations, sea ice in the Sea of Okhotsk has decreased to a maximum extent at a rate of approximately 3.4% per decade since the 1970s. Thus far, few studies have focused on projections of sea ice in the Sea of Okhotsk. T...
Like other high-latitude seas, the subpolar Bering and Okhotsk Seas in the northernmost Pacific Ocean changed rapidly from 1998 to 2018. The sea surface temperature (SST) increased by 0.62 and 0.41 °C/decade, respectively, much higher than the gl...
The red king crab, Paralithodes camtscaticus, is a commercially significant crustacean that supports lucrative fisheries in Russia, the USA, and Norway. The western Kamchatka shelf, located in the Sea of Okhotsk, is home to one of the most important...
Passive-microwave sea ice concentration (SIC) products, such as AMSR2, provide broad coverage but limited spatial detail in coastal and marginal ice zones. This study presents a Sentinel-1 IW-mode dual-polarimetric framework for interannual sea ice c...
A Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped, motile bacterium designated KMM 9957T was isolated from a bottom sediment sample obtained from the Okhotsk Sea, Russia. Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA gene and concatenated conserved protein-coding s...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b has recently emerged as a major threat to wildlife, agriculture, and public health due to its expanding host range and the increasing frequency of spillover into mammals. In July–A...
Following a tendency of many economies to shift towards carbon neutrality, there came the necessity for certain regions to be assessed in terms of their greenhouse gas emissions from the ocean. A carbon polygon was created in Sakhalin Oblast in order...
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...
During the 71st cruise of the R/V Akademik Oparin in the summer of 2024, we assessed the distributions of dissolved and particulate forms of 210Pb and 210Po in the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Quantitative est...
Allochthonous biofossil distribution in the blanket peat bog of Bolshoy Shantar Island was used to analyze atmospheric circulation anomalies in the north-western Okhotsk Sea over the last 12.6 ka. The main aim of this study was to determine periods o...
In the Pacific sector of the Arctic, a noticeable dipole pattern of the sea ice concentration (SIC) between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea has been reported on timescales of weeks to months. The dipole pattern owes its existence to the large-s...
In the warm season of 2024, we conducted sampling and measurements of gas-geochemical parameters in seawater, including dissolved methane, helium, and hydrogen, in the Gulf of Patience and the eastern shelf of Sakhalin Island in the Sea of Okhotsk du...
Understanding the factors that control carbonate systems is an important goal due to the complex interactions between the hydrophysical and chemical–biological conditions in coastal basins. The results of this paper present the state of the car...
The results of long-term (1948–2021) studies on the spatial and vertical distribution, dynamics of abundance, and size composition of the Aleutian skate Bathyraja aleutica in the North Pacific Ocean are presented. Maximum densities of this spec...
The deep-sea snailfish Careproctus bathycoetus Gilbert et Burke, 1912 was described a century ago from a single specimen caught at a depth of 3292 m in the Kuril Basin (southern Sea of Okhotsk, western North Pacific). Until now, it was known from the...
Sea ice is an important meteorological factor affecting the global climate system, but it is difficult to observe in sea ice ground truth data because of its location mainly at high latitudes and in polar regions. Accordingly, sea-ice detection resea...
Low-enthalpy thermal waters (30–70 °C) with nitrogen as a dominant associated gas are spread within the active continental margin of the Russian Far East (east and north of the Okhotsk Sea Coast) and traditionally are of great importance for recreati...
Anarhichotrema Shimazu, 1973 is a monotypic digenean genus, with the type- and only species, Anarhichotrema ochotense Shimazu, 1973, known to infect North Pacific fishes. This genus was originally described as a member of the Lissorchiidae (Monorchio...
In 1954, the Yangtze River valley was hit by heavy precipitation anomalies, which caused large casualties and economic losses; however, systematic analyses of the causes are lacking. Adopting the latest national historical precipitation data collecte...
Three new monosulfated polyhydroxysteroid glycosides, spiculiferosides A (1), B (2), and C (3), along with new related unsulfated monoglycoside, spiculiferoside D (4), were isolated from an ethanolic extract of the starfish Henricia leviuscula spicul...
Two Gram-negative aerobic halophilic bacteria, designated KMM 9989T and KMM 9879, were isolated from a bottom sediment sample of the Okhotsk Sea, Russia. The novel strains grew in 0.5–4% NaCl, at 5–35 °C and pH 5.5–10.0. Phyloge...
The genus Bizionia, a member of the Bacteroidota phylum, is considered a polyphyletic taxonomic group requiring a phylogenetic revision of its members. A novel strain 041-53-Ur-6T was isolated from the cavity fluid of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotu...
Water dynamics and nutrients are widely recognized as the main triggers of phytoplankton blooms. These factors may control the stability of marine ecosystems. Penzhina Bay and the Shelikhov Gulf are famous for their high tidal dynamics in comparison...
Here we present the first radiometric age and geochemical (major and trace element and isotope) data for samples from the Hydrographer Ridge, a back arc volcano of the Kurile Island Arc, and a newly discovered chain of volcanoes (“Sonne Volcano...
Based on the analysis of long-term data from bottom trawl surveys (1977–2021), changes in the spatial distribution, position of the boundaries of the ranges and the catch rates of the nine most common deep-sea skates of the genus Bathyraja in t...
Frenulates are a group of sedentary Annelida within the family Siboglinidae that inhabit the ocean floor and present a unique challenge for comprehensive molecular and phylogenetic investigations. In this study, we focused on the frenulates, specific...
The present study is the first structured attempt to analyze the species composition and distribution of freshwater invertebrates in the lakes, streams, and rivers of the Shantar Islands and to compare the diversity of the hydrobiont fauna of the arc...
Gas hydrates were found in bottom sediments on the western slope of the Kuril Basin from the side of the Terpeniya Gulf (Okhotsk Sea) at 1020 m depths during expeditions in 2012 and 2013. However, on the eastern slope of the Tatar Strait, gas hydrate...
The Pan-Okhotsk region, which is part of the western North Pacific Ocean, is famous for its active volcanoes, which are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and that enrich the surrounding waters with essential chemicals. Therefore, this region, includin...
This study covers a large area around the Kuril Islands, one of the longest island arcs in the world, crossing several climatic zones, which allows for observations of longitudinal shifts in planktonic species’ ranges following shifts in the bo...
Retusa pertenuis is still formally considered a junior subjective synonym of Retusa obtusa, despite previous data indicating R. pertenuis and R. obtusa differ significantly in copulatory system morphology. In this paper, we study the species identity...
In this study, the effects of the Northern Hemisphere atmospheric blocking circulation on Arctic sea ice decline at weekly time scales are examined by defining four key regions based on observational data analysis. Given the regression analysis, the...
Sea angels, Clione limacina and Paedoclione doliiformis, are small, floating sea slugs belonging to Gastropoda, and their gonads are a bright orange-red color. Sea angels feed exclusively on a small herbivorous sea snail, Limacina helicina. Carotenoi...
Four new oxysterols 1–4 along with previously known oxygenated sterols 5–14 were isolated from the sponge Inflatella sp., collected from the Sea of Okhotsk. Structures of 1–4 were elucidated by the detailed NMR spectroscopic and mas...
In July–August 2021, intense marine heatwaves (MHWs) occurred at the sea surface over extensive areas of the northwestern Pacific Ocean, including the entire Sea of Japan and part of the Sea of Okhotsk. In extent and intensity, these MHWs were the la...
The interannual variability of winter sea levels averaged over the northeast Asian marginal seas, consisting of the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and the East Sea (ES), was investigated. The spatial-mean sea level in winter observed using satellite alt...
Monitoring epibiotic communities on the invasive red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) in the Barents Sea is crucial for understanding the co-adaptation between this species and the local benthic fauna. Red king crabs were collected during regul...
Our comprehensive study of the Russian Arctic region aims to clarify the features and types of seismotectonic deformation of the crust in the Arctic–Asian Seismic Belt, specifically in the zones of strong earthquakes in the Laptev Sea Segment,...
Scientific reports on the distribution of Mesocentrotus nudus in Hokkaido are limited from Cape Soya to Cape Erimo along the coast of the Sea of Japan; however, fishery statistics show that its distribution has extended to the Sea of Okhotsk and Paci...
Spotted seals (Phoca largha) exhibit an unusual ecological feature within the population of Peter the Great Bay (PGB). Following the breeding and molting seasons, one group performs long-distance foraging migrations, whereas another group remains in...
The main parameters of wind waves in the World Ocean are connected with global climate change. Renewable energy technologies, intensive shipping, fishery, marine infrastructure, and many different human marine activities in the coastal zone and open...
Sea surface salinity (SSS) is a crucial indicator that is used to monitor the hydrological cycle in the ocean system. In this study, we evaluated the simulation skill of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) models in reproducing...
Petrography of recrystallised ikaite from Ocean Drilling Program material has been presented previously from Nankai Trough and Congo (ex-Zaire) deep-sea fan. This paper expands on the Nankai Trough ikaite observations, drawing on evidence from Laptev...
During the third China Arctic Research Expedition (July–September 2008), size-resolved measurements of bacteria-containing particles (BCPs) in the marine boundary layer (MBL) air were conducted during a cruise through the East China Sea, the Yellow S...
We investigated the effect of artificial marine cloud brightening on extreme temperatures over East Asia. We used simulation data from five global climate models which have conducted the GeoMIP G4cdnc experiment. G4cdnc was designed to simulate an in...
In this paper, we report on the discovery of the hidden biodiversity of the genus Dendronotus (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) in bathyal areas of the North Pacific (the Sea of Okhotsk and the Kuril Islands). We also test different scenarios of Dendronotus...
Gas hydrates (GH) are perspective energy sources, containing significantly more gas resources compared with conventional fields. At the same time, GH pose a danger for exploration and production of hydrocarbon fields. Methane release to the atmospher...
In the early summer (June) of 2022, the spatial mean precipitation in northeast China (NEC) was 62% higher than normal and broke the historical record since 1951. Based on the precipitation data of 245 meteorological stations in NEC and the National...
The study shows the analysis of the current potential range and the modeling of its changes in the hemiboreal species Anticlea sibirica. The models show the habitat suitability for A. sibirica under moderate climatic changes (RCP4.5) in the middle an...
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