Ice‐wedge formation in northern Asia during the Holocene

Abstract The cryostratigraphy of Holocene ice wedges is described from Western Siberia, Yakutia and the Trans‐Baikal region. 14 C dating and oxygen isotope determinations suggest that some of these wedges grew syngenetically during the Holocene climatic optimum. Inferred mean winter and mean January...

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Published in:Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
Main Authors: Vasil'chuk, Yurij K., Vasil'chuk, Alla C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1995
Subjects:
Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
Yakutia
Siberia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.3430060309
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Summary:Abstract The cryostratigraphy of Holocene ice wedges is described from Western Siberia, Yakutia and the Trans‐Baikal region. 14 C dating and oxygen isotope determinations suggest that some of these wedges grew syngenetically during the Holocene climatic optimum. Inferred mean winter and mean January air temperatures for this period are presented.

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