The Total Suspended Matter Concentration Field in the Kerch Strait Based on Optical Observations
Journal: Physical Oceanography
Year: 2018

Based on results of several expeditions, carried out in 2001-2014, ideas about the total suspended matter (TSM) sources were obtained. The main features of the TSM concentration field structure in the Kerch Strait waters were revealed. It was shown, that the natural TSM field is being significantly distorted by anthropogenic impact. The most significant anthropogenic TSM sources include the operating ports on the Kerch Strait and in the Sea of Azov shores, industrial enterprises, sewage collecto