Changes in the extent of permafrost during the late quaternary period in the territory of the former Soviet Union

The cryolithozone occupies a considerable part of the territory of the former Soviet Union. During the Zyriansk (50,000–60,000 years BP) and Sartansk (15,000–27,000 years BP) cold periods of the late Pleistocene, permafrost developed to its maximum thickness and spread as far south as 48–49°N on the...

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Published in:Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
Main Authors: Kalerija A. Kondratjeva, Stanislav F. Khrutzky, Nikolai N. Romanovsky
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
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Ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.3430040204
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spelling ftrepec:oai:RePEc:wly:perpro:v:4:y:1993:i:2:p:113-119 2023-05-15T16:37:23+02:00 Changes in the extent of permafrost during the late quaternary period in the territory of the former Soviet Union Kalerija A. Kondratjeva Stanislav F. Khrutzky Nikolai N. Romanovsky https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.3430040204 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.3430040204 article ftrepec https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.3430040204 2020-12-04T13:31:03Z The cryolithozone occupies a considerable part of the territory of the former Soviet Union. During the Zyriansk (50,000–60,000 years BP) and Sartansk (15,000–27,000 years BP) cold periods of the late Pleistocene, permafrost developed to its maximum thickness and spread as far south as 48–49°N on the Russian plain. In western Siberia and the European north‐east, relict Pleistocene permafrost is separated at depth from late Pleistocene permafrost by a thaw layer; in middle and eastern Siberia where no ice sheets developed, the permafrost is continuous and thick. During the late Glacial to early Holocene warming, the extent of the cryolithozone diminished and thermokarst processes intensified. Using geothermal data from deep boreholes, the approximate rock palaeotemperatures for the last 12,000 years are described for the Russian plain, western Siberia and eastern Siberia. La cryolithozone occupe une partie considérable du territoire de l'ancienne Union Soviétique. Pendant les périodes froides de Zyriansk (50–60.000 ans BP) et de Sartansk (15–27.000 ans BP), le pergélisol a atteint son épaisseur maximum et s'est étendu jusqu'à 48–49° de latitude nord dans la plaine de Russie. Dans la Sibérie occidentale et l'Europe du Nord‐Est, le pergélisol relique du Pléistocène, est séparé en profondeur, du pergélisol de la fin du Pléistocène, par une couche dégelée; en Sibérie centrale et orientale où ne se sont pas étendus de couvertures glaciaires, le pergélisol est continu et épais. Pendant le réchauffement tardiglaciaire et post‐glaciaire, l'etendue de la cryolithozone a diminué et les processus thermokarstiques se sont amplifiés. En utilisant les données recueillies à l'occasion de sondages profonds, les paléotempératures approximatives des roches au cours des 12.000 dernières années sont décrites pour la plaine russe, la Sibérie occidentale et la Sibérie orientale. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice permafrost Thermokarst pergélisol Siberia RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 4 2 113 119
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description The cryolithozone occupies a considerable part of the territory of the former Soviet Union. During the Zyriansk (50,000–60,000 years BP) and Sartansk (15,000–27,000 years BP) cold periods of the late Pleistocene, permafrost developed to its maximum thickness and spread as far south as 48–49°N on the Russian plain. In western Siberia and the European north‐east, relict Pleistocene permafrost is separated at depth from late Pleistocene permafrost by a thaw layer; in middle and eastern Siberia where no ice sheets developed, the permafrost is continuous and thick. During the late Glacial to early Holocene warming, the extent of the cryolithozone diminished and thermokarst processes intensified. Using geothermal data from deep boreholes, the approximate rock palaeotemperatures for the last 12,000 years are described for the Russian plain, western Siberia and eastern Siberia. La cryolithozone occupe une partie considérable du territoire de l'ancienne Union Soviétique. Pendant les périodes froides de Zyriansk (50–60.000 ans BP) et de Sartansk (15–27.000 ans BP), le pergélisol a atteint son épaisseur maximum et s'est étendu jusqu'à 48–49° de latitude nord dans la plaine de Russie. Dans la Sibérie occidentale et l'Europe du Nord‐Est, le pergélisol relique du Pléistocène, est séparé en profondeur, du pergélisol de la fin du Pléistocène, par une couche dégelée; en Sibérie centrale et orientale où ne se sont pas étendus de couvertures glaciaires, le pergélisol est continu et épais. Pendant le réchauffement tardiglaciaire et post‐glaciaire, l'etendue de la cryolithozone a diminué et les processus thermokarstiques se sont amplifiés. En utilisant les données recueillies à l'occasion de sondages profonds, les paléotempératures approximatives des roches au cours des 12.000 dernières années sont décrites pour la plaine russe, la Sibérie occidentale et la Sibérie orientale.
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author Kalerija A. Kondratjeva
Stanislav F. Khrutzky
Nikolai N. Romanovsky
spellingShingle Kalerija A. Kondratjeva
Stanislav F. Khrutzky
Nikolai N. Romanovsky
Changes in the extent of permafrost during the late quaternary period in the territory of the former Soviet Union
author_facet Kalerija A. Kondratjeva
Stanislav F. Khrutzky
Nikolai N. Romanovsky
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title Changes in the extent of permafrost during the late quaternary period in the territory of the former Soviet Union
title_short Changes in the extent of permafrost during the late quaternary period in the territory of the former Soviet Union
title_full Changes in the extent of permafrost during the late quaternary period in the territory of the former Soviet Union
title_fullStr Changes in the extent of permafrost during the late quaternary period in the territory of the former Soviet Union
title_full_unstemmed Changes in the extent of permafrost during the late quaternary period in the territory of the former Soviet Union
title_sort changes in the extent of permafrost during the late quaternary period in the territory of the former soviet union
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