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Consistent patterns of the size distribution of thermokarst lakes
Authors:A S Viktorov  V N Kapralova  T V Orlov  O N Trapeznikova  M V Arkhipova  P V Berezin  A V Zverev  E N Panchenko  S A Sadkov
Institution:1.Sergeev Institute of Environmental Geoscience,Russian Academy of Sciences,Moscow,Russia
Abstract:The purpose of this work is to study empirically the patterns of size distribution of thermokarst lakes within lacustrine thermokarst plains. Investigations were performed at 16 sites with various geomorphological, geocryological, and physical geographical conditions (Kolyma Lowland, Western Siberia, Lena River valley, Alaska). The accordance of the distribution area with the lognormal and exponential laws, and the accordance of the average diameter distribution with the normal law have been tested; the tested laws of distribution resulted from previous investigations. The results have shown that the lognormal law of distribution of thermokarst lake areas is valid for the vast majority of cases, and the other types of distribution are inconsistent with empirical data. This evidence favors the development pattern for lacustrine thermokarst plains, when thermokarst processes started simultaneously and the rate of lake growth was proportional to the density of heat loss through the side surface.
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