Active Layer and Permafrost Investigations Using Geophysical and Geocryological Methods—A Case Study of the Khanovey Area, Near Vorkuta, in the NE European Russian Arctic
Permafrost in the NE European Russian Arctic is suffering from some of the highest degradation rates in the world. The rising mean annual air temperature causes warming permafrost, the increase in the active layer thickness (ALT), and the reduction of the permafrost extent. These phenomena represent...
Published in: | Frontiers in Earth Science |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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Frontiers Media SA
2022
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.910078 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.910078/full |