Holocene thermokarst and pingo development in the Kolyma Lowland (NE Siberia)

• Main Authors: Wetterich S., Schirrmeister L., Nazarova L., Palagushkina O., Bobrov A., Pogosyan L., Savelieva L., Syrykh L., Matthes H., Fritz M., Günther F., Opel T., Meyer H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: bioindicators; cryolithology; hydrochemistry; Khalerchinskaya tundra; stable water isotopes; Kolyma; Talik; Ice; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes; Thermokarst; Tundra; wedge*; Siberia
• Online Access: https://dspace.kpfu.ru/xmlui/handle/net/148240

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Ground ice and sedimentary records of a pingo exposure reveal insights into Holocene permafrost, landscape and climate dynamics. Early to mid-Holocene thermokarst lake deposits contain rich floral and faunal paleoassemblages, which indicate lake shrinkage and decre...