Brief communication: Alternation of thaw zones and deep permafrost in the cold climate conditions of the East Siberian Mountains, Suntar-Khayata Range

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Sysolyatin, Robert, Serikov, Sergei, Kirillin, Anatoly, Litovko, Andrey, Sivtsev, Maxim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Talik; Suntar; permafrost; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-4601-2023; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00069652; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00068029/tc-17-4601-2023.pdf; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/17/4601/2023/tc-17-4601-2023.pdf

The Suntar-Khayata Range includes numerous natural phenomena interacting with or depending on permafrost conditions. Here, we examine some patterns of deep permafrost and talik zones on adjacent sites. A 210 m deep borehole in siltstone bedrock was equipped for the temperature monitoring of the topm...