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Cryogenic Processes in Sedimentation on the Shallows of the Laptev Sea

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It has been revealed that the modern sedimentation on the Laptev Sea shallows, which have been solely affected by erosion in the past, has intensified. This occurs against the background of a rise in sea level. The activation of the modern sedimentation is caused primarily by factors related to climate warming: a decrease in sea ice extent, as well as cryogenic and hydrodynamic processes. The sedimentation accompanied by the formation of islands is attributed to the rising positive morphostructures.

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The authors are grateful to A.A. Kucheiko for the useful information received from the Sentinel and Terra/ MODIS satellite images, as well as discussions and advice during the preparation of this work.

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Gavrilov, A.V., Pizhankova, E.I. Cryogenic Processes in Sedimentation on the Shallows of the Laptev Sea. Moscow Univ. Geol. Bull. 76, 94–101 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0145875221010026

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