Characterisation and evolution of periglacial landscapes in Northern Siberia during the Late Quaternary [Elektronische Ressource] : remote sensing and GIS studies / von Guido Grosse

Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Research Unit Potsdam Working Group “Periglacial Dynamics” Characterisation and evolution of periglacial landscapes in Northern Siberia during the Late Quaternary – Remote sensing and GIS studies Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades „doctor rerum naturalium“ (Dr. rer. nat.) in der Wissenschaftsdisziplin „Geologie“ eingereicht an der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Potsdam von Guido Grosse Potsdam, März 2005 Table of contents Table of contents .........................................................................................................................I Abstract ....................................................................................................................................IV Kurzfassung..............................................................................................................................VI 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Scientific background................................................................................................. 1 1.1.1 Permafrost and permafrost distribution.............................................................. 1 1.1.2 Permafrost in the Quaternary ............................................................................. 2 1.1.3 Permafrost as palaeoclimate archive.......................................