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The Lena: a large river in a deep permafrost zone

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The Lena River is one of the major fluvial hydrosystems in the world with a main stem exceeding 4400 km in length and over 500 tributaries totalling 60 000 km. The river develops a multiple-channel pattern where numerous channels surround very large sand bars and forested islands. In terms of sediment supply, the Lena River is the main contributor to the Laptev Sea, with 20.7 million t yr –1 of suspended sediment. The Lena River floodplain and delta are host to many protected areas, the largest one being the Lena Delta Nature Reserve, the largest protected area in Russia. The Lena River is fascinating for its spectacular floods mainly controlled by periglacial dynamics. The strongly continental climate together with the permafrost creates a periglacial environment. Periglacial environments are deeply impacted by the current climate change. The water discharge disruptions induced by the current climate change make navigation extremely difficult and dangerous.
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hal-03794677 , version 1 (03-10-2022)

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Emmanuèle Gautier, François Costard, Alexander Fedorov. The Lena: a large river in a deep permafrost zone. Large Rivers, 2022, ⟨10.1002/9781119412632.ch11⟩. ⟨hal-03794677⟩
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