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Ice‐wedge formation in northern Asia during the Holocene
Author(s) -
Vasil'chuk Yurij K.,
Vasil'chuk Alla C.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
permafrost and periglacial processes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1099-1530
pISSN - 1045-6740
DOI - 10.1002/ppp.3430060309
Subject(s) - holocene , geology , ice wedge , permafrost , isotopes of oxygen , physical geography , holocene climatic optimum , period (music) , climatology , paleontology , oceanography , geochemistry , geography , physics , acoustics
The cryostratigraphy of Holocene ice wedges is described from Western Siberia, Yakutia and the Trans‐Baikal region. 14 C dating and oxygen isotope determinations suggest that some of these wedges grew syngenetically during the Holocene climatic optimum. Inferred mean winter and mean January air temperatures for this period are presented.