@article{fdi:010068861,
  title = {{F}irst geophysical and shallow ice core investigation of the {K}azbek plateau glacier, {C}aucasus {M}ountains},
  author = {{K}utuzov, {S}. {S}. and {M}ikhalenko, {V}. {N}. and {G}rachev, {A}. {M}. and {G}inot, {P}atrick and {L}avrentiev,, {II} and {K}ozachek, {A}. {V}. and {K}rupskaya, {V}. {V}. and {E}kaykin, {A}. {A}. and {T}ielidze, {L}. {G}. and {T}oropov, {P}. {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}irst-ever ice core drilling at {M}t. {K}azbek ({C}aucasus {M}ountains) took place in the summer of 2014. {A} shallow ice core (18 m) was extracted from a plateau at similar to 4500 m a.s.l. in the vicinity of the {M}t. {K}azbek summit (5033 m a.s.l.). {A} detailed radar survey showed that the maximum ice thickness at this location is similar to 250 m. {B}orehole temperature of -7 degrees {C} was measured at 10 m depth. {T}he ice core was analyzed for oxygen and deuterium isotopes and dust concentration. {F}rom the observed seasonal cycle, it was determined that the ice core covers the time interval of 2009-2014, with a mean annual snow accumulation rate of 1800 mm w.eq. {M}ultiple melt layers have been detected. delta {O}-18 values vary from -25 to -5%. {T}he dust content was determined using a particle sizing and counting analyzer. {T}he dust layers were investigated using scanning electron microscopy and {X}-ray diffraction analysis. {D}ust can be separated into two categories by its origin: local and distant. {S}amples reflecting predominantly local origin consisted mainly of magmatic rocks, while clay minerals were a characteristic of dust carried over large distances, from the deserts of the {M}iddle {E}ast and {S}ahara. {T}he calculated average dust flux over three years at {K}azbek was of 1.3 mg/cm(2) a(-1). {N}either delta {O}-18 nor dust records appear to have been affected by summer melting. {O}verall, the conditions on {K}azbek plateau and the available data suggest that the area offers good prospects of future deep drilling in order to obtain a unique environmental record.},
  keywords = {{M}ountain glaciers ; {I}ce cores ; {T}he {C}aucasus ; {M}t. {K}azbek ; {GPR} ; {O}xygen isotopes ; {D}ust content ; {RUSSIE} ; {CAUCASE} ; {KAZBEK} {MONT}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {E}arth {S}ciences},
  volume = {75},
  numero = {23},
  pages = {art. 1488 [15 p.]},
  ISSN = {1866-6280},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1007/s12665-016-6295-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068861},
}