Vol. XVII, No. 4 (October–December 2013)

FULL TEXT IN RUSSIAN ONLY

CONTENTS

REGIONAL PROBLEMS OF EARTH CRYOLOGY

• Semenov V.P., Zhelezniak M.N. Geothermal conditions in the Vilyui basin

 

• Slagoda E.A., Leibman M.O., Khomutov A.V., Orekhov P.T. Cryolithologic construction of the first terrace at Bely Island, Kara Sea (Part 1)

• Zhelezniak M.N., Misailov I.E., Krinin V.A. Subsurface temperature field and permafrost thickness at the function of the Yenisei-Khatanga trough and Tunguska basin

ICE AND FROZEN GROUND PROPERTIES

• Roman L.T., Kotov P.I. Determination of frozen ground viscosity by sphere punch

CRYOGENIC PROCESSES ON SHELF AND COAST OF ARCTIC SEAS

• Kizyakov A.I., Zimin M.V., Leibman M.O., Pravikova N.V. Monitoring of the rate of thermal denudation and thermal abrasion on the western coast of Kolguev Island, using high resolution satellite images

PALEOCRYOGENESIS AND SOIL FORMATION

• Gubin S.V., Zanina O.G. Variation of soil cover during the Ice Complex deposit formation, Kolyma lowland (Part 1)

RELIABILITY OF BASEMENTS AND STRUCTURES IN CRYOLITHOZONE

• Cheverev V.G., Burnaev R.S., Gagarin V.E., Safronov E.V. Influence of the external pressure on the degree of frosty heaving of clay soils

SNOW COVER AND GLACIERS

• Melnikov V.P., Spektor V.B., Sheinkman V.S., Fedorov A.N., Galanin A.A., Spektor V.V., Pushkar V.S., Kadota T. Experimental study of isotope composition in the glaciers of the Suntar-Khayata range

• Zolnikov I.D., Deev E.V. Quaternary glacial superfloods at the Gorny Altai: formation conditions and geological features

• Tomashevskaya I.G., Tikhanovskaya A.A., Petrov M.A. Glacier contraction – the origine of glacial mudflows

• Bondyrev I.V. Nival-glacial processes of the Meskheti ridge (South-West Georgia) and their impact on the modern landscape

METHODS OF PERMAFROST STUDIES

• Shirshova L.T., Gilichinsky D.A., Ostroumova N.V., Yermolayev A.M. Investigation of humic substances from frozen strata, using optical spectroscopy