TRADITIONAL ICE CELLARS (LEDNIK, BULUS) IN YAKUTIA: CHARACTERISTICS, TEMPERATURE MONITORING, AND DISTRIBUTION

• Main Authors: YOSHIKAWA KENJI, СЕРИКОВ СЕРГЕЙ ИВАНОВИЧ, ОСИПОВ ДМИТРИЙ ИЛЬИЧ, ПЕРМЯКОВ ПЕТР ПЕТРОВИЧ, СТАНИЛОВСКАЯ ЮЛИЯ ВИКТОРОВНА, ГАГАРИН ЛЕОНИД АЛЕКСАНДРОВИЧ, KHOLODOV ALEXANDER
• Format: Text
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• Published: Федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования Северо-Восточный федеральный университет им. М.К. Аммосова 2016
• Subjects: ICE CELLAR,LEDNIK,SAKHA,PERMAFROST,THERMAL REGIME,INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY; Bulus; Sakha; Yukagir; Chukchi; Evenk; Ice; permafrost; Sakha Republic; Yakutia
• Online Access: http://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/traditional-ice-cellars-lednik-bulus-in-yakutia-characteristics-temperature-monitoring-and-distribution; http://cyberleninka.ru/article_covers/16965776.png

Ice cellars (Lednik in Russian, Bulus in Sakha) dug into the permafrost layer are a natural form of refrigeration for preserving block ice for drinking water, storing harvested food (fish, game, and livestock such as reindeer), and fermenting food. Ice cellars are traditionally used by indigenous Siberian people, such as Even, Evenk, Chukchi, Yukagir, Dolgan, and Yakut. In cooperation with local stakeholders, we measured the temperature of many ice cellars at each region (Ulus) of Sakha Republic. Though ice cellars are widely used in permafrost regions, these structures and the purpose for their use as well as the methods of maintenance are quite different among communities and due to permafrost temperature conditions. Monitoring ice cellar temperatures and recording descriptions of ice cellars is important in the face of climate change in terms of permafrost studies and archiving traditional techniques of living with permafrost.