Vol. XVIII, No. 2 (April — June 2014)

CONTENTS

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BASIC PROBLEMS OF GEOCRYOLOGY

• Sheinkman V.S., Melnikov V.P. Glaciers in Siberia as components of glacial-permafrost systems
  + REVIEW To the paper by V.S. Sheinkman and V.P. Melnikov Glaciers in Siberia as Components of Glacial-Permafrost Systems, with comments and suggestions
  

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ICE AND PERMAFROST ROCK PROPERTIES

• Bordonskiy G.S. Microwave properties of freshwater ice covers under plastic deformation

• Anikin G.V., Spasennikova K.A. On the choice of refrigerating fluid for type “GET” systems for seasonal cooling
  

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CRYOGENIC PROCESSES AND FORMATIONS

• Fotiev S.M. Massive ice beds in the MarreSale polar station area (Western coast of the Yamal Peninsula)
  

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OPEN, SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND PERMAFROST WATERS

• Dokukin M.D., Shagin S.I. The specific features of the behavior of glacial lakes with underground drain channels (analysis of multitemporal aerospace information)
  

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GAS HYDRATE FORMATION

• Chuvilin E.M., Bukhanov B.A. Thermal conductivity variations of gas-saturated sediments during hydrate formation at different conditions. Part 2. Results
  

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PALEOCRYOGENESIS AND SOIL FORMATION

• Goncharova O.Yu., Matyshak G.V., Bobrik A.A., Moskalenko N.G. Carbon dioxide production by northern taiga soils of Western Siberia (Nadym site)
  

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SNOW COVER AND GLACIERS

• Galanin A.A., Lytkin V.M., Fedorov A.N., Kadota T. Age and extent of the last glacial maximum on the Suntar-Khayata Ringe based on lichenometry and Schmidt Hammer Test
  

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METHODS FOR PERMAFROST STUDIES

• Skvortsov A.G., Sadurtdinov M.R., Tsarev A.M. Seismic criteria for indentifying frozen soil 
• Olenchenko V.V. Anthills as possible bioindicators of talik zones