Origin of glacial-fluvial landforms in the Azas Plateau volcanic field, the Tuva Republic, Russia: Role of ice-magma interaction

• Main Authors: KOMATSU, Goro, ARZHANNIKOV S. G, ARZHANNIKOVA A. V, ORI, Gian Gabriele
• Other Authors: Komatsu, Goro, Arzhannikov, S. G., Arzhannikova, A. V., Ori, Gian Gabriele
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV:PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam Netherlands:011 31 20 4853757, 011 31 20 4853642, 011 31 20 4853641, EMAIL: [e-mail], INTERNET: http://www.elsevier.nl, Fax: [phone] 2007
• Subjects: Siberia; Azas Plateau; Tuya; Jökulhlaup; Flood; Ice sheet; Tuva; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11564/112583

The basaltic Azas Plateau volcanic field is located in the Tuva Republic of the Russian Federation. The area was glaciated multiple times, and the field is characterized by the formation of subglacial volcanoes called tuyas, but subaerial volcanoes and lava fields also exist. A combined study of rem...