Glacial isostatic adjustment as a control on coastal processes : an example from the Siberian Arctic.

• Published in: Geology
• Main Authors: Whitehouse, P. L., Allen, M. B., Milne, G. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society of America 2007
• Subjects: Relative sea level; Glacial isostatic adjustment; Delta; Arctic; Siberia; Arctic Ocean; Indigirka; Kolyma; lena river; ob river
• Online Access: http://dro.dur.ac.uk/3946/; https://doi.org/10.1130/G23437A.1

The geomorphology of the western Siberian Arctic coast represents a significant departure from the global trend of Holocene delta formation by major rivers. The Ob' and Yenisei Rivers in western Siberia drain into the Arctic Ocean via estuaries 900 and 500 km long, respectively. Eastern Siberia...