Earth`s Cryosphere», 2018, Vol. XXII, № 3, p. 3-15
THE PHENOMENON OF GEOCRYOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE OLEKMA-CHARA PLATEAU
S.N. Buldovich, E.N. Ospennikov, V.Z. Khilimonyuk
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geology, 1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia; ser_bul@rambler.ru
The paper discusses results of the study of geocryological (permafrost) conditions in the eastern part of the Olekma-Chara Plateau at the watershed divide of the Tokko River and its tributary, the Choruoda River, carried out within the field study of the sites of mineral showings (deposits), whose permafrost conditions are extremely contrasting. The combined impact of hydrogeological factors acting in the middle altitude environment is found to be largely responsible for the unique permafrost conditions in the study area.
Olekma-Chara Plateau, geocryological conditions, hydrological conditions, permafrost, annual average soil temperatures, geocryological processes