Thermo‐erosional valleys in Siberian ice‐rich permafrost

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Morgenstern, Anne, Overduin, Pier Paul, Günther, Frank, Stettner, Samuel, Ramage, Justine, Schirrmeister, Lutz, Grigoriev, Mikhail N., Grosse, Guido, 1 Department of Permafrost Research Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Potsdam Germany, 6 Melnikov Permafrost Institute, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences Yakutsk Russia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: ddc:551.3; geomorphology; periglacial landscapes; permafrost degradation; thermal erosion; valley distribution; Yedoma Ice Complex; Buor-Khaya; Christiane; Khaya; Laptev Sea; Ice; laptev; lena river; permafrost; Thermokarst
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.2087; http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gldocs-11858/8423

Thermal erosion is a major mechanism of permafrost degradation, resulting in characteristic landforms. We inventory thermo‐erosional valleys in ice‐rich coastal lowlands adjacent to the Siberian Laptev Sea based on remote sensing, Geographic Information System (GIS), and field investigations for a f...