Biogeochemical and physical linkages between the Arctic Ocean and Sub-Arctic Pacific through marginal seas

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Memorial addresses for Mr. Alexey Fedorovich Shcherbinin and Captain Evgeniy Anikovich Sklizkov Mr. Alexey Fedorovich Shcherbinin (who belonged to the Far Eastern Regional Hydrometeorological Research Institute, in Russia) passed away on 27 Nov. 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Shcherbinin was a great and respectful person who worked hard to make our re-searchers active in the field through the many research expeditions and international projects conducted thus far, including many Russian and Japanese collaborations. He was a man of the sea who knew the ocean better than anyone else, and he always led us on expeditions to under-stand the ocean with kindness and warmness. We lost another dear friend, the captain Evgeniy Anikovich Sklizkov (who belonged to the Far Eastern Regional Hydrometeorological Research Institute, in Russia). He passed away on 30 Oct. 2018 after the Mu18 expedition. He took us out on the Go11, Mu14, and Mu18 expe-ditions. Without him, we would not have been able to carry out any of our scientific expeditions. He was always calm and collected and made sure that our expeditions were successful. He was also a great leader and a man of the sea who treated us with kindness and warmness. Their professional leadership of scientists and crews during numerous overseas expeditions are deeply engraved in the minds of many researchers. Jun Nishioka, Ichiro Yasuda, Kay I. Ohshima, M. Wakatsuchi, Yuri N. Volkov and all researcher who joined previous Russian and Japanese collaborative expeditions express here our deepest condolences to these men and dedicate this special issue to them to be listed among their achievements.