the role of massive ice beds in coastal dynamics of the south-western coast of Kara Sea (based on coastal erosion monitoring data at "Floks" and "Kharasavey" hydrometeorological stations)
The article presents the results of long-term coastal erosion monitoring on two areas of the Arctic coast, where specific objects of cryosphere - massive ground ice bodies - are exposed in the coastal bluffs. Quantitative data on coastal bluffs retreat rates at he sites with massive ice exposures is provided. The contribution of different parameters of the cryolithological composition of coastal bluffs to the rate of thermal erosion is assessed.