Modern tundra landscapes of the Kolyma Lowland and their evolution in the Holocene
Abstract The different tundra landscapes of the Kolyma Lowland, northern Siberia are described, focusing on landscape typology, digital mapping and the calculation of areas occupied by different landscape complexes. The genesis, age and evolution of ‘yedoma’ sediments and associated alas (thermokars...
| Published in: | Permafrost and Periglacial Processes |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2009
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.674 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.674 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.674 |
| Summary: | Abstract The different tundra landscapes of the Kolyma Lowland, northern Siberia are described, focusing on landscape typology, digital mapping and the calculation of areas occupied by different landscape complexes. The genesis, age and evolution of ‘yedoma’ sediments and associated alas (thermokarst basins) topography are inferred from the calculation of lake‐basin and lake‐area changes over three decades. Connections between the present landscape and its evolution during the Holocene are described. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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