The Structure of Permafrost in Northern West Siberia: Geophysical Evidence

• Published in: Energies
• Main Authors: Natalya Misyurkeeva, Igor Buddo, Ivan Shelokhov, Alexander Smirnov, Alexey Nezhdanov, Yury Agafonov
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: shallow transient electromagnetic (sTEM) soundings; resistivity; permafrost; fuels; gas hydrates; talik; Technology; T; Arctic; Talik; Yamal Peninsula; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15082847; https://doaj.org/article/e08766089d5a4bc08c7e0614ddf534ee

The permafrost of Arctic West Siberia stores extremely rich resources of hydrocarbon fuels that remain a key energy source and an important element of the global economy. A large amount of natural gas in permafrost is bound in gas hydrates which may become an alternative fuel of the future. Shallow...