The clay mineral distributions in sufrace sediments from the Chukchi Sea and adjacent arctic deep sea are controlled by the sediment source and marine circulation structure.

• 楚科奇海及邻近的北冰洋深水区表层沉积物中粘土矿物的分布受源区母岩和海区环流结构所制约。 来自加拿大马更些河的物质富含高岭石和伊利石,对研究区东北部和北部沉积物的影响较大;