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