Earth’s Cryosphere, 2012, Vol. XVI, No. 3, p. 53-61

EVOLUTION OF MIRE SYSTEMS AND PERMAFROST OF BOLSHEZEMELSKAYA TUNDRA IN HOLOCENE

L.N. Maksimova, E.N. Ospennikov

Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Leninskie Gory, 1, Russia; neogeoman@mail.ru

The research is based on the complex approach to the study of mire system evolution. The joint analysis of the dynamics of the mire systems and permafrost conditions of Bolshezemelskaya tundra in Holocene has been carried out. New 14C-datings of peat of interfluve areas have been given. It has been demonstrated that the evolution of mire systems had been determined by the interaction of the mire-forming and cryogenic processes.

Key words: Bolshezemelskaya tundra, mire systems, peat accumulation, Holocenic permafrost, cryogenic processes.

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