Observations of palsas within the continuous permafrost zone in eastern Siberia and in Svalbard

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Åkerman H. Jonas: Observations of paisas within the continuous permafrost zone in eastern Siberia and in Svalbard. Geografisk Tidsskrift 82: 45–51, Copenhagen, October 15, 1982. Observations from the area north of Chernychevsky, Yakutia, USSR (63° N 112°E) are described. In the area several paisa bogs of a »Nordic type«, containing well developed paisas of the dome, plateau and complex types, are found. In Svalbard four types of palsa-like features has been observed, including: 1) »Traditional paisas«, 2) injection ice turf mounds, 3) active layer turf mounds and 4) vegetative turf mounds.

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