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The thermal environment of blocky materials in the mountains of Central Asia

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  • Aldar P. Gorbunov
  • Sergei S. Marchenko
  • Eduard V. Seversky

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Geothermal investigations in the Transili Alatau Range (Northern Tien Shan) during 1974–87 reveal a significant difference between the thermal regime of coarse blocky materials and adjacent fine‐grained soils. Mean annual temperatures inside the coarse debris are 2.5–4.0°C cooler than mean annual air temperatures (MAATs). In such conditions, permafrost may develop within coarse debris even under a positive mean annual air temperature. In the Transili Alatau Range, the process of perennially freezing is possible at altitudes of 1800–1900 m ASL where the MAA T is about 4°C. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Aldar P. Gorbunov & Sergei S. Marchenko & Eduard V. Seversky, 2004. "The thermal environment of blocky materials in the mountains of Central Asia," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 15(1), pages 95-98, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:15:y:2004:i:1:p:95-98
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp.478
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    1. Tobias Bolch & Juliane Peters & Alexandr Yegorov & Biswajeet Pradhan & Manfred Buchroithner & Victor Blagoveshchensky, 2011. "Identification of potentially dangerous glacial lakes in the northern Tien Shan," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 59(3), pages 1691-1714, December.

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