Facies analysis of yedoma thermokarst lakes on the northern Seward Peninsula
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18 Thermokarst lakes develop as a result of the thaw and collapse of ice-rich, permanently 19 frozen ground (permafrost). Of particular sedimentological importance are thermokarst 20 lakes forming in late Pleistocene icy silt (yedoma), which dramatically alter the land 21 *Manuscript Click here to download Manuscript: Farquharson text revised_clean.docx Click here to view linked References
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تاریخ انتشار 2016