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The newest processes of formation relief of the permafrost of the Great Altay

The study and prediction of cryogenic relief-forming processes has now become of paramount importance, due to the sharp deterioration of the environmental situation in a number of mountain regions, taking place against the general background of climate change. The analysis of instrumental meteorological observations and the analysis of geothermal data obtained from the IMCES SB RAS thermal boreholes were carried out within the framework of the study. Studies of the dynamics of thermokarst processes were carried out using the materials of polychronous space survey and ground observations at the test sites. The obtained results confirm the climatogenic character of the intensification of cryogenic relief-forming processes within the Altai highlands