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The study considers technologies to create information system called «Monitoring of pollutants in Arctic ecosystems» for the Murmansk Marine Biological Institute (MMBI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences. This research is aimed at designing a database and its web-client to provide remote access. Datasets on radionuclide distribution available at MMBI were analyzed to be included into the database. PostgreSQL and R language packages are shown to be appropriate and efficient solutions for information management infr...

Today, the increased focus on the Arctic zone is influenced by a number of reasons: The Arctic zone of the Russian Federation (the Russian Arctic) has the potential to become a new oil and gas region for our country; the military and strategic importance of the Arctic; the future outlook for the Northern Sea Route. The development of the Russian Arctic aims to enhance the social and economic growth of the region in line with the priorities set forth by the state policy and based on the range of socio-economic issu...

The analysis of the system principles of stability of the coastal infrastructure in the point of view of marine spatial planning and development of marine facilities of coastal and marine territorial systems of the Russian Arctic showed that at present there is no unified approach to determining the assessment of the stability of coastal infrastructure and environmental impacts caused by several factors. To account for medium- and long-term climate, environmental, economic, legal and geopolitical changes in the Ar...

The article analyzes the field studies carried out in the last years in the Russian Arctic, where due to efforts of the state and business the scopes of field activities significantly increased. This is determined by climate changes, more active exploration of the Arctic shelf and development of shipping. Expeditions are carried out in the framework of the state federal and regional programs, projects of the companies of subsoil users (Gazprom, Rosneft) and international cooperation. Activities at some coastal sci...