SOVIET ARCTIC CONFERENCE ARCTIC RESEARCH: ADVANCES AND PROS-PECTS. Kotlyakov, V. M. and Sokolov, V. E. 1990. Moscow, Nauka. 2 vols, p 366 and 447. ISBN 5-02-007269-9. This is the English-language version of the proceedings of the conference of Arctic and Nordic countries on coordination in the Arctic, held in Leningrad, December 1988. After some introductory pieces on international cooperation and the world importance of the Arctic, articles fall into the following sections (wordy titles are

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... aphrased): Upper atmosphere and near-space; Air-sea heat exchange; Water circulation in the Arctic Ocean; Arctic sea ice; Arctic climate; Air and sea pollution and general problems of environmental protection; Geology and tectonics; Glacial and quaternary geology, glaciology and permafrost; Ecology, biological resource management and ecosystem conservation; terrestrial ecosystems; aquatic ecosystems; Flora and vegetation; Palaeoecology; Ethnic problems of indigenous peoples; New life for traditional economic activities; Health and medical research; Economic problems and priorities for research cooperation in all fields.