Surface water chemistry in a continuous permafrost region, Central Yakutia, Eastern Siberia

One of distinct features of the ecosystems of central Yakutia, eastern Siberia, is the abundance of thermokarst depressions called "alases, " which form by thawing of the upper part of the continuous permafrost. Alases range from several meters to more than 20 m in depth, and

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Main Authors: Osamu Nakahara, Fumiaki Takakai, Alexey R. Desyatkin, Ryusuke Hatano, Roman V. Desyatkin
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.569.8896
http://www.agr.hokudai.ac.jp/env/ctc_siberia/pdf_book/14_Nakahara.pdf
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Summary:One of distinct features of the ecosystems of central Yakutia, eastern Siberia, is the abundance of thermokarst depressions called "alases, " which form by thawing of the upper part of the continuous permafrost. Alases range from several meters to more than 20 m in depth, and