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Lithological and geomorphological indicators of glacial genesis in the upper Quaternary strata, Nadym River basin, Western Siberia
Oleg Sizov
Oil and Gas Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow,
Russia
Anna Volvakh
Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of
Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Anatoly Molodkov
Department of Geology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
Andrey Vishnevskiy
Department of Geology and Geophysics, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
Andrey Soromotin
Research Institute of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia
Department of Applied Ecology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Short summary
Analysing the genesis of Quaternary sediments is important for understanding the glaciation history and development of marine sediments in the northern part of Western Siberia. The key features of sedimentation and landform formation have been characterised for the first time in an example of a lithological column from the lower sources of the Nadym River. A comprehensive analysis was performed on the lithological, petrographic and geomorphological data from the upper Quaternary stratum.
Analysing the genesis of Quaternary sediments is important for understanding the glaciation...
