Glacial isostatic adjustment as a control on coastal processes: An example from the Siberian Arctic

• Published in: Geology
• Main Authors: Whitehouse, Pippa L., Allen, Mark B., Milne, Glenn A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: GSA (Geological Society of America) 2007
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Indigirka; Kolyma; lena river; ob river; Siberia
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52400/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52400/1/Whitehouse%20et%20al.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1130/G23437A.1

The geomorphology of the western Siberian Arctic coast represents a significant departure from the global trend of Holocene delta formation by major rivers. The Ob' and Yenisei Rivers in western Siberia drain into the Arctic Ocean via estuaries ∼900 and ∼500 km long, respectively. Eastern Siber...