Finding and investigation of the Kamchatka glaciers

History of finding and investigation of the present-day glaciers of the Kamchatka Peninsula is described. A degree of our knowledge of such glacier characteristics as the mass balance, sizes, and the area fluctuations for the second half of 20th – beginning of 21st century is discussed. A literature...

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Published in:Ice and Snow
Main Authors: A. Muraviev Ya., А. Муравьев Я.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Russian
Published: IGRAS 2015
Subjects:
Glaciers;Glacier inventory;Kamchatka;history of investigation;cosmic (space) survey
История исследований;Камчатка;Каталог ледников;космическая съёмка;ледники
Kamchatka Peninsula
Annals of Glaciology
Kamchatka
КАМЧАТК*
Online Access:https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/174
https://doi.org/10.15356/2076-6734-2015-2-123-132
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Summary:History of finding and investigation of the present-day glaciers of the Kamchatka Peninsula is described. A degree of our knowledge of such glacier characteristics as the mass balance, sizes, and the area fluctuations for the second half of 20th – beginning of 21st century is discussed. A literature on the Kamchatka glaciations is reviewed. In accordance with purposes of the investigations, methods, and volumes of field researches five periods have been separated in the history. Изложена история открытия и исследований современных ледников Камчатки. Обсуждается изученность баланса массы, размеров и колебаний ледников полуострова за вторую половину XX – начало XXI вв. Приведён обзор литературы по изучению оледенения Камчатки. В исследованиях ледников этого района выделено пять периодов, различающихся объёмами выполненных работ, их целями и методами исследований.

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