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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A section of the Arctic Ocean north of eastern Russia between the Taymyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands. It is icebound most of the year.
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- proper noun A
marginal sea of theArctic Ocean . It is located between the eastern coast ofSiberia ,Taimyr Peninsula, theSevernaya Zemlya and theNew Siberian Islands . TheKara Sea lies to the west, theEast Siberian Sea to the east.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun part of the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia (between the Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands) that is icebound most of the year
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Hubberten and Romanovskii [65] discussed the characteristics of permafrost in one particular offshore environment, the Laptev Sea.
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The main features of permafrost in the Laptev Sea, Russia – a review.
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The role of coastal retreat for sedimentation in the Laptev Sea.
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In the first decade of observations, the transpolar drift of sea ice moved directly from the Laptev Sea to Fram Strait.
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Thermokarst and land – ocean interactions, Laptev Sea region, Russia.
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Sediment transport to the Laptev Sea - hydrology and geochemistry of the Lena River.
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First, during pronounced AO - conditions (Fig. 9. 3a), sea ice in the Transpolar Drift tends to move directly from the Laptev Sea across the Eurasian Basin and out into the Greenland Sea, whereas during pronounced AO+ conditions (Fig. 9. 3b), ice in the Transpolar Drift takes a cyclonic diversion across the Lomonosov Ridge and into Canada Basin [22].
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The Laptev Sea and part of the East Siberian Sea have open water along their coastline.
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The role of coastal retreat for sedimentation in the Laptev Sea.
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The role of coastal retreat for sedimentation in the Laptev Sea.
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