Active Layer and Permafrost Investigations Using Geophysical and Geocryological Methods—A Case Study of the Khanovey Area, Near Vorkuta, in the NE European Russian Arctic

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Mara Rossi, Michela Dal Cin, Stefano Picotti, Davide Gei, Vladislav S. Isaev, Andrey V. Pogorelov, Eugene I. Gorshkov, Dmitrii O. Sergeev, Pavel I. Kotov, Massimo Giorgi, Mario L. Rainone
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: electrical resistivity tomography (ERT); geocryology; permafrost degradation; rock physics; landscape microzonation; active layer; Science; Q; Arctic; Khanovey; Active layer thickness; Ice; permafrost; Vorkuta
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.910078; https://doaj.org/article/2fc4b63c75ca440fb79f81d2992f3615

Permafrost in the NE European Russian Arctic is suffering from some of the highest degradation rates in the world. The rising mean annual air temperature causes warming permafrost, the increase in the active layer thickness (ALT), and the reduction of the permafrost extent. These phenomena represent...