Expedition: Sibirien 2002

1 July 2002 - 31 August 2002 Russian Arctic

October Revolution Island Tectonics

During the summer field season 2002, research on northernmost Siberia continued with field parties in northern Taymyr and on October Revolution Island, a central part of the Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago.

Taymyr quaternary geology – The glaciers did not always come from the Kara Sea

Our work has covered the northern and central parts of Taymyr, from the Taymyr Lake basin northwards over the Byrranga Mountains, across the Trautfetter River and the Shrenk River basins and the coastal hills, to the northwest coast of the peninsula.

Glacial and environmental history of Severnaya Zemlya, Siberian High Arctic, during the last >130 000 years

The 2002 field seasons focused on morphologic, stratigraphic and geochrono-logic studies at two key locations on western October Revolution Island.

Microplates of Taymyr, northern Siberia

Five geoscientists participated in the 2002 bedrock expedition to the Taymyr Peninsula. The field season lasted from 19 July, when we were dropped-off by helicopter, to 17 August, when a helicopter returned us to Khatanga.