The current state and 125 kyr history of permafrost on the Kara Sea shelf: modeling constraints

<p>The evolution of permafrost on the Kara shelf is reconstructed for the past 125&thinsp;kyr. The work includes zoning of the shelf according to geological history; compiling sea level and ground temperature scenarios within the distinguished zones; and modeling to evaluate the thickness...

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Main Authors: A. Gavrilov, V. Pavlov, A. Fridenberg, M. Boldyrev, V. Khilimonyuk, E. Pizhankova, S. Buldovich, N. Kosevich, A. Alyautdinov, M. Ogienko, A. Roslyakov, M. Cherbunina, E. Ospennikov
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Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-06-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://www.the-cryosphere.net/14/1857/2020/tc-14-1857-2020.pdf
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spelling doaj-b75f4be58e79459595da3a132aaa5d372020-11-25T03:34:38ZengCopernicus PublicationsThe Cryosphere1994-04161994-04242020-06-01141857187310.5194/tc-14-1857-2020The current state and 125&thinsp;kyr history of permafrost on the Kara Sea shelf: modeling constraintsA. Gavrilov0A. Gavrilov1V. Pavlov2A. Fridenberg3M. Boldyrev4V. Khilimonyuk5V. Khilimonyuk6E. Pizhankova7E. Pizhankova8S. Buldovich9S. Buldovich10N. Kosevich11N. Kosevich12A. Alyautdinov13A. Alyautdinov14M. Ogienko15M. Ogienko16A. Roslyakov17A. Roslyakov18M. Cherbunina19M. Cherbunina20E. Ospennikov21E. Ospennikov22Faculty of Geology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RussiaNational Intellectual Resource Foundation, Moscow, RussiaRosneft Oil Company, Moscow, RussiaRosneft Oil Company, Moscow, RussiaArctic Research Center LLC, Moscow, RussiaFaculty of Geology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RussiaNational Intellectual Resource Foundation, Moscow, RussiaFaculty of Geology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RussiaNational Intellectual Resource Foundation, Moscow, RussiaFaculty of Geology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RussiaNational Intellectual Resource Foundation, Moscow, RussiaFaculty of Geology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RussiaNational Intellectual Resource Foundation, Moscow, RussiaFaculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RussiaNational Intellectual Resource Foundation, Moscow, RussiaFaculty of Geology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RussiaNational Intellectual Resource Foundation, Moscow, RussiaFaculty of Geology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RussiaNational Intellectual Resource Foundation, Moscow, RussiaFaculty of Geology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RussiaNational Intellectual Resource Foundation, Moscow, RussiaFaculty of Geology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RussiaNational Intellectual Resource Foundation, Moscow, Russia<p>The evolution of permafrost on the Kara shelf is reconstructed for the past 125&thinsp;kyr. The work includes zoning of the shelf according to geological history; compiling sea level and ground temperature scenarios within the distinguished zones; and modeling to evaluate the thickness of permafrost and the distribution of frozen, cooled and thawed deposits. Special attention is given to the scenarios of the evolution of ground temperature in key stages of history that determined the current state of the Kara shelf permafrost zone: characterization of the extensiveness and duration of the existence of the sea during stage 3 of the marine oxygen isotope stratigraphy (MIS-3), the spread of glaciation and dammed basins in MIS-2. The present shelf is divided into areas of continuous, discontinuous-to-sporadic and sporadic permafrost. Cooled deposits occur at the western and northwestern water zones and correspond to areas of MIS-2 glaciation. Permafrost occurs in the periglacial domain that is within a zone of modern sea depth from 0 to 100&thinsp;m, adjacent to the continent. The distribution of permafrost is mostly sporadic in the southwest of this zone, while it is mostly continuous in the northeast. The thickness of permafrost does not exceed 100&thinsp;m in the southeast and ranges from 100 to 300&thinsp;m in the northeast. Thawed deposits are confined to the estuaries of large rivers and the deepwater part of the St. Anna trench. The modeling results are correlated to the available field data and are presented as a geocryological map. The formation of frozen, cooled and thawed deposits of the region is inferred to depend on the spread of ice sheets, sea level, and duration of shelf freezing and thawing periods.</p>https://www.the-cryosphere.net/14/1857/2020/tc-14-1857-2020.pdf
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author A. Gavrilov
A. Gavrilov
V. Pavlov
A. Fridenberg
M. Boldyrev
V. Khilimonyuk
V. Khilimonyuk
E. Pizhankova
E. Pizhankova
S. Buldovich
S. Buldovich
N. Kosevich
N. Kosevich
A. Alyautdinov
A. Alyautdinov
M. Ogienko
M. Ogienko
A. Roslyakov
A. Roslyakov
M. Cherbunina
M. Cherbunina
E. Ospennikov
E. Ospennikov
spellingShingle A. Gavrilov
A. Gavrilov
V. Pavlov
A. Fridenberg
M. Boldyrev
V. Khilimonyuk
V. Khilimonyuk
E. Pizhankova
E. Pizhankova
S. Buldovich
S. Buldovich
N. Kosevich
N. Kosevich
A. Alyautdinov
A. Alyautdinov
M. Ogienko
M. Ogienko
A. Roslyakov
A. Roslyakov
M. Cherbunina
M. Cherbunina
E. Ospennikov
E. Ospennikov
The current state and 125&thinsp;kyr history of permafrost on the Kara Sea shelf: modeling constraints
The Cryosphere
author_facet A. Gavrilov
A. Gavrilov
V. Pavlov
A. Fridenberg
M. Boldyrev
V. Khilimonyuk
V. Khilimonyuk
E. Pizhankova
E. Pizhankova
S. Buldovich
S. Buldovich
N. Kosevich
N. Kosevich
A. Alyautdinov
A. Alyautdinov
M. Ogienko
M. Ogienko
A. Roslyakov
A. Roslyakov
M. Cherbunina
M. Cherbunina
E. Ospennikov
E. Ospennikov
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title The current state and 125&thinsp;kyr history of permafrost on the Kara Sea shelf: modeling constraints
title_short The current state and 125&thinsp;kyr history of permafrost on the Kara Sea shelf: modeling constraints
title_full The current state and 125&thinsp;kyr history of permafrost on the Kara Sea shelf: modeling constraints
title_fullStr The current state and 125&thinsp;kyr history of permafrost on the Kara Sea shelf: modeling constraints
title_full_unstemmed The current state and 125&thinsp;kyr history of permafrost on the Kara Sea shelf: modeling constraints
title_sort current state and 125&thinsp;kyr history of permafrost on the kara sea shelf: modeling constraints
publisher Copernicus Publications
series The Cryosphere
issn 1994-0416
1994-0424
publishDate 2020-06-01
description <p>The evolution of permafrost on the Kara shelf is reconstructed for the past 125&thinsp;kyr. The work includes zoning of the shelf according to geological history; compiling sea level and ground temperature scenarios within the distinguished zones; and modeling to evaluate the thickness of permafrost and the distribution of frozen, cooled and thawed deposits. Special attention is given to the scenarios of the evolution of ground temperature in key stages of history that determined the current state of the Kara shelf permafrost zone: characterization of the extensiveness and duration of the existence of the sea during stage 3 of the marine oxygen isotope stratigraphy (MIS-3), the spread of glaciation and dammed basins in MIS-2. The present shelf is divided into areas of continuous, discontinuous-to-sporadic and sporadic permafrost. Cooled deposits occur at the western and northwestern water zones and correspond to areas of MIS-2 glaciation. Permafrost occurs in the periglacial domain that is within a zone of modern sea depth from 0 to 100&thinsp;m, adjacent to the continent. The distribution of permafrost is mostly sporadic in the southwest of this zone, while it is mostly continuous in the northeast. The thickness of permafrost does not exceed 100&thinsp;m in the southeast and ranges from 100 to 300&thinsp;m in the northeast. Thawed deposits are confined to the estuaries of large rivers and the deepwater part of the St. Anna trench. The modeling results are correlated to the available field data and are presented as a geocryological map. The formation of frozen, cooled and thawed deposits of the region is inferred to depend on the spread of ice sheets, sea level, and duration of shelf freezing and thawing periods.</p>
url https://www.the-cryosphere.net/14/1857/2020/tc-14-1857-2020.pdf
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