Earth’s Cryosphere, 2024, Vol. XXVIII, No. 4, p. 53-64.
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CONTRIBUTION OF YAKUTIAN RESEARCHERS TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF GEOCRYOLOGY (ON THE 300th ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES)
M.N. Zheleznyak, M.N. Grigoriev, A.N. Fedorov, V.V. Shepelev, R.V. Zhang, O.I. Alekseeva*, V.V. Kunitsky
Melnikov Permafrost Institute, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Merzlotnaya St. 36, Yakutsk, 677010 Russia
*Corresponding author; e-mail: o.i.alekseeva@mpi.ysn.ru
The main stages in the development of geocryology in the 20th–21st centuries are highlighted. The major research achievements are presented in the fields of permafrost science including general, engineering, historical and regional geocryology. The most important scientific results of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor Melnikov Permafrost Institute, Siberian Brunch, Russian Academy of Sciences, are presented.
Keywords: geocryology, permafrost, cryogenic resources, Arctic shelf, geothermics, hydrogeology, permafrost geochemistry and ecology.
Recommended citation: Zheleznyak M.N., Grigoriev M.N., Fedorov A.N., Shepelev V.V., Zhang R.V., Alekseeva O.I., Kunitsky V.V., 2024. Contribution of Yakutian researchers to the advancement of geocryology (on the 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences). Earth’s Cryosphere XXVIII (4), 53–64.
Received June 19, 2024
Revised June 23, 2024
Accepted June 28, 2024
Translated by V.A. Krutikova