Earth’s Cryosphere, 2011, Vol. XV, No. 4, p. 8-13

GEOCRYOLOGICAL CHRONICLES OF RUSSIA

S.M. Fotiev

Institute of Earth’s Cryosphere, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, PO box 1230, Tyumen, 625000, Russia; kriozem@gmail.com

The author was the first to compile two geocryological Chronicles: simplified for the Late Cenozoic (the last 3.5 Ma) and more detailed for the Neopleistocene (Brunhes epoch) (the last 800 kur). These Chronicles comprise the geocryological interpretation of Baikal climatic chronicle, compiled by a large team of scientists, and based on the identified relation of diatom valves and biogenic silica percentage in bottom sediments of the Baikal lake on the severity of natural setting.

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