Mountain Permafrost: A Reflection on the Periglacial Environment in Mongolia
There are different ideas about the classification and distribution of permafrost in Mongolia. Terms such as continuous, discontinuous, sporadic, and isolated permafrost are inconsistently applied; hence, maps of permafrost display different distribution patterns. Particularly, the southern border o...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:48030388a9cb43c8a9f93a80426624a9 2023-10-29T02:39:24+01:00 Mountain Permafrost: A Reflection on the Periglacial Environment in Mongolia Michael Walther Ulrich Kamp 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13090274 https://doaj.org/article/48030388a9cb43c8a9f93a80426624a9 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/13/9/274 https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3263 doi:10.3390/geosciences13090274 2076-3263 https://doaj.org/article/48030388a9cb43c8a9f93a80426624a9 Geosciences, Vol 13, Iss 274, p 274 (2023) Mongolia mountains periglacial permafrost Geology QE1-996.5 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13090274 2023-10-01T00:38:14Z There are different ideas about the classification and distribution of permafrost in Mongolia. Terms such as continuous, discontinuous, sporadic, and isolated permafrost are inconsistently applied; hence, maps of permafrost display different distribution patterns. Particularly, the southern border of the Siberian permafrost in Mongolia is still debated. Furthermore, comparing these maps is challenging when studying impacts of climate change on permafrost. While, without a doubt, Mongolia’s permafrost is in a stage of significant degradation and has receded from vast regions, telling this story is difficult when data are not easily comparable. Today, all permafrost is restricted to Mongolia’s mountains. To better describe permafrost that depends on orography and elevation, we propose to use the more appropriate term ‘mountain permafrost.’ Surprisingly, the term ‘periglacial’ is mostly absent in the literature on Mongolia’s permafrost. We here aim to clarify definitions of terms and hope that future studies will pay attention to both periglacial environments and mountain permafrost. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Geosciences 13 9 274 |
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There are different ideas about the classification and distribution of permafrost in Mongolia. Terms such as continuous, discontinuous, sporadic, and isolated permafrost are inconsistently applied; hence, maps of permafrost display different distribution patterns. Particularly, the southern border of the Siberian permafrost in Mongolia is still debated. Furthermore, comparing these maps is challenging when studying impacts of climate change on permafrost. While, without a doubt, Mongolia’s permafrost is in a stage of significant degradation and has receded from vast regions, telling this story is difficult when data are not easily comparable. Today, all permafrost is restricted to Mongolia’s mountains. To better describe permafrost that depends on orography and elevation, we propose to use the more appropriate term ‘mountain permafrost.’ Surprisingly, the term ‘periglacial’ is mostly absent in the literature on Mongolia’s permafrost. We here aim to clarify definitions of terms and hope that future studies will pay attention to both periglacial environments and mountain permafrost. |
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Mountain Permafrost: A Reflection on the Periglacial Environment in Mongolia |
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