THE NATURE OF CYCLIC STRUCTURE OF THE ICE COMPLEX, EAST SIBERIA
https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2013-6-3-4-20
Abstract
The features of cyclic structure in the Karga-Sartan Ice Complex (IC) deposits in Northern Yakutia have been studied for the coastal lowlands. We have analyzed cycles of different genesis (cryolithological, structural, lithological, and soil-vegetation) and duration. Climate fluctuation was the major factor of cyclic structure in the IC deposits. Cyclic structure in the IC deposits develops in certain facial-genetic conditions characterized by cryogenic weathering and subsequent re-deposition of eroded soils in river valleys and alas depressions
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Vyacheslav KonishchevRussian Federation
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography; Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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