Changing Arctic:
Permafrost Research
in Lena River Delta
Permafrost Research
in Lena River Delta
SIBERIAN SUMMER SCHOOL
16 July – 7 August 2020
Samoylov Island
Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
16 July – 7 August 2020
Samoylov Island
Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
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About the course
Novosibirsk State University and A.A. Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics Siberian Branch RAS are pleased to announce joint Arctic summer school at Samoylov Island in the delta of Lena River.
The aim of this summer school is to expose students of various backgrounds, including geoscience, ecology, climatology, biology, archeology, meteorology, engineering to the basics of geoscience field methods, including geological, pedological, and geobotanical observation methods in Arctic climatic and geographical conditions. The school participants will also get knowledge about Quaternary geology, geomorphology, geobotany, pedology, and geocryology of the Arctic.
Special attention is given to observations of geocryological and sedimentological properties of the Lena Delta quaternary sediments, tundra vegetation cover, and arctic soils. Students will also study the geomorphology of periglacial landscapes, get skills for description of unconsolidated sedimentary rocks and for mapping of landforms.
The aim of this summer school is to expose students of various backgrounds, including geoscience, ecology, climatology, biology, archeology, meteorology, engineering to the basics of geoscience field methods, including geological, pedological, and geobotanical observation methods in Arctic climatic and geographical conditions. The school participants will also get knowledge about Quaternary geology, geomorphology, geobotany, pedology, and geocryology of the Arctic.
Special attention is given to observations of geocryological and sedimentological properties of the Lena Delta quaternary sediments, tundra vegetation cover, and arctic soils. Students will also study the geomorphology of periglacial landscapes, get skills for description of unconsolidated sedimentary rocks and for mapping of landforms.
The program consists of four study modules:
-1-
Quaternary geology: studying unconsolidated sedimentary rocks; reconstructing Lena Delta Quaternary events based on observation and analysis of deposits
-2-
Geomorphology: observation and description of typical accumulative and erosional periglacial landforms; revealing differences between various geomorphological surfaces using field observations, topographic maps, and Earth surface satellite images
-3-
Geocryology: recognizing and describing various types of ground ice
-4-
Geobotany and pedology: field observing of vegetation cover and soils, revealing their correlation with study area geology and geomorphology, as well as familiarization with botanical and pedological laboratory research methods
Program
The summer school program starts in Novosibirsk, where school participants arrive independently and are welcomed by the International Students Department of Novosibirsk State University that organizes welcoming and orientation program for them. School participants get familiar with Novosibirsk State University and Novosibirsk Scientific Centre, city tour can be organized upon request.
On 18th of July participants depart by plane to Yakutsk -the capital city of Sakha Republic, where they take boat to Samoilov Island. Upon the completion of the field training they take boat back to Yakutsk and depart home.
On 18th of July participants depart by plane to Yakutsk -the capital city of Sakha Republic, where they take boat to Samoilov Island. Upon the completion of the field training they take boat back to Yakutsk and depart home.
July 15-16
Arrive to Novosibirsk
July 16-17
NSU welcoming and orientation program
July 18
Departure to Yakutsk
July 19
Departure from Yakutsk to Samoylov Island by boat
July 22
Arrival to Samoylov Island, starting school training
July 22 - August 1
Summer school training program
August 2
Departure to Yakutsk by boat
August 6
Arrival to Yakutsk
August 7-8
Departure from Yakutsk
The Lena Delta is the largest delta in the Arctic and one of the largest river deltas in the World. Most of the delta's islands are characterized by unique sedimentation history, permafrost presence, and neotectonic activity during the late Quaternary. These factors made the Lena Delta a unique place for field training.
In the southern part of the delta, students will observe outcrops of Palaeozoic rocks deformed in the Mesozoic represented there as part of the Verkhoyansk fold-and-thrust belt. They are located on Kharaulakh Ridge, northern Kurungnakh Island, and Stolb Island. Also, students will study unique types of periglacial landforms and their relationship with vegetation cover and soils.
The summer school is based at the Research station of the A.A. Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Science.
In the southern part of the delta, students will observe outcrops of Palaeozoic rocks deformed in the Mesozoic represented there as part of the Verkhoyansk fold-and-thrust belt. They are located on Kharaulakh Ridge, northern Kurungnakh Island, and Stolb Island. Also, students will study unique types of periglacial landforms and their relationship with vegetation cover and soils.
The summer school is based at the Research station of the A.A. Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Science.
Photo by @Gelio
Application requirements
The application is open to students of various backgrounds, including geoscience, ecology, climatology, biology, archeology, meteorology, engineering. There is no compulsory prerequisite for participation in the school. Some preliminary readings are available for participants with non-geological background upon request.
- English level Upper Intermediate or higher is sufficient
final assessment
Upon the completion of field training school participants write a field report that includes description of observed geological units, landforms, vegetation cover types, tundra soils, the review of the Lena Delta Quaternary sedimentation history, supplemented with pictures of sedimentary structures, stratigraphic schemes, geological and lithological profiles, and maps.
Important dates
February 1
Application Start
May 31
Payment Deadline
July 16
Program Start
Mandatory fees
APPLICATION AND VISA FEE
Who may apply?
— All students who are currently enrolled at college or university level institutions
— Sufficient English proficiency
— All students who are currently enrolled at college or university level institutions
— Sufficient English proficiency
For all universities
45€
PROGRAM FEE
The price includes transportation from Novosibirsk to Samoilov and back to Yakutsk, accommodation in Novosibirsk and Yakutsk, accommodation, transportation and food at the School site at Samoylov Island, tuition fee, use of equipment and station facilities.
The price DOES NOT include transportation to Novosibirsk and from Yakutsk.
The price DOES NOT include transportation to Novosibirsk and from Yakutsk.
For all universities
2 500€
Lecturers
- Nikolay Mikhaltsov
Summer school director
PhD, Deputy Dean for Development at the Department of Geology and Geophysics, NSU. Laboratory of Geodynamics and Paleomagnetism of Central and Eastern Arctic, NSU, researcher. - Andrei Kartoziia
Ph.D. candidate, assistant at the Chair of General and Regional Geology, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Novosibirsk State University
Junior researcher at V. S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS
Junior researcher at A. A. Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics SB RAS - Nikolay Lashchinskiy
Ph.D., Doctor of Science
Principal researcher at Central Siberian Botanic Garden SB RAS,
Principal researcher at A. A. Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics SB RAS - Eva-Maria Pfeiffer
Prof. Dr.
Professor for soil ecology and soil genesis at Institute of Soil Science, University of Hamburg (Germany)
Our contacts
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+7 (383) 363-42-92
summerschool@nsu.ru
summerschool@nsu.ru
International Student Recruitment Office
1 Pirogova str., Office 2325
Novosibirsk, Russia, 630090
1 Pirogova str., Office 2325
Novosibirsk, Russia, 630090
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