Fig. 1: Study area and regional proxy records in relation to modern permafrost. | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 1: Study area and regional proxy records in relation to modern permafrost.

From: Early Holocene permafrost retreat in West Siberia amplified by reorganization of westerly wind systems

Fig. 1

Location of Kyok-Tash Cave, southern Siberia, and other records compared in this study. a Type and distribution of permafrost in north hemisphere. Numbers indicate the locations of (1) Kyok-Tash Cave (51°43′43″ N, 85°39′23″ E) (this study); (2) Sahara Sand Peatland core (48°7′ N, 88°21′ E);15,33 (3) Kinderlinskaya Cave (54°12′ N, 56°54′ E);32 (4) West Siberian peatlands; (5) Greenland ice core (NGRIP) (75°6′ N, 42°20′ W); (6) Core BP00-36/04, Kara Sea (76°58′ N 81°58′ E); (7) Core PS51/154, Laptev Sea (77°17′ N 120°37′ E). (8) Tonnel’naya Cave, Uzbekistan (38°24ʹ N, 67°14ʹ E);16 (9) Kesang Cave, China (42°52ʹ N, 81°45ʹ E);16 (10) Lake Baikal (~53°N 107°E); (11) Jeita Cave, Lebanon (33°57′ N, 35°39′ E). Records from sites 6–11 are plotted and discussed in the Supplementary Materials. b Amplification map near the location of Kyok-Tash Cave, located in the transition zone between discontinuous permafrost and non-permafrost regions. Numerals are the same as in a. c Digital elevation map of the local landscape. Kyok-Tash Cave is indicated by the red star.

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