FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC CRYOLITHOZONE (ON THE SHELF AND THE CONTINENT) IN THE PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE

The paper addresses age nonuniformity of the permafrost of the Russian Arctic shelf. It has been widely accepted that recent permafrost exists on the present-day shelf, which was formed under subaerial conditions during shelf draining in the Late Pleistocene, was flooded during the subsequent transg...

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Main Author: Nella A. Shpolyanskaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lomonosov Moscow State University 2014-09-01
Series:Geography, Environment, Sustainability
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Online Access:https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/11