Radiocarbon chronology of Holocene palsa of Bol'shezemel'skaya tundra in Russian North

• Main Authors: Vasil'chuk, Yurij K, Vasil'chuk, Alla Constantinovna, Jungner, Höegne, Budantseva, Nadine A, Chizhova, Julia N
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2020
• Subjects: Mires; North-Eastern Europe; Palsa; permafrost; radiocarbon; Abez’; Bugry; Khanovey; Nikita; palsa; palsas; Russian North; Tundra; Vorkuta
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.919189; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.919189

Six palsa mire in Usa River valley and in Vorkuta area in North-eastern part of European Russia were studied in detail. In total 75 new ¹⁴C dates from different palsa sections were obtained. In palsa mire near Bugry Settlement 3.2 m high palsa dated from 8.6 to 2.1 ka BP. The permafrost and palsa be...