Sedimentogenesis in the White Sea: Vertical Fluxes of Suspendet Particulate Matter and Absolute Masses of Bottom Sediments
A new approach has been applied in the study of marine sedimentation using dispersed sedimentary material in the sedimentation traps in comparison with the surface layer of bottom sediments. Based on long-term studies of the small sea of the Arctic Ocean, it was possible to establish new patterns of sedimentary process in the conditions of the Subarctic and Arctic zones. The monthly, seasonal, and long-term dynamics of the main components of the streams of dispersed sedimentary matter are studied. The marine stage of sedimentation of the main components of dispersed sedimentary matter in time is presented; it is shown that the biogenic component of the flux decreases by an order of magnitude when passing from dispersed forms to concentrated ones. The average values of the vertical fluxes are calculated: the total and by the contributions of the main biogenic and terrigenous components per 1 m2 of the bottom and over the entire area of the deep sea of the White Sea.