Pilot studies of the unique highland palsa mire in Western Sayan (Tuva Republic, Russian Federation)

• Published in: Atmosphere
• Main Authors: Kirpotin, Sergey N., Kvasnikova, Zoya N., Potapova, Sophia A., Volkova, Irina I., Volkov, Igor V., Pyak, Andrey I., Byzaakay, Arysia A., Kolesnichenko, Larisa G., Lushchaeva, Inna V., Khovalyg, Aldynai O., Kuzhevskaya, Irina V., Chursin, Vladislav, Peregon, Anna M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: изменение климата; разнообразие экосистем; природные ландшафты; болота; Западный Саян; горная система; Arctic; Tuva; Climate change; palsa; palsas; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13010032; https://vital.lib.tsu.ru/vital/access/manager/Repository/koha:000926785

In contrast to the well-studied West Siberian sector of frozen bogs in the Russian Arctic, the frozen mound bogs (so-called “palsas”) on the highlands of Southern Siberia have not yet been studied, but they are suspected to be even more sensitive to ongoing climate change. This article provides the...