An Assessment of the Erosion Potential of the Fluvial Thermal Process during Ice Breakups of the Lena River (Siberia)

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: François Costard, E. Gautier, A. Fedorov, P. Konstantinov, L. Dupeyrat
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: River Islands; lena river; Yakutia; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1812

Fluvial thermal erosion following ice breakups of the Lena River (Yakutia, Siberia) is a significant geomorphic process. During the initial stage of ice breakup, ice pushes up onto the river banks and produces large accumulations of ice and sediments that protect the islands’ heads against the mecha...