THE MELNIKOV PERMAFROST INSTITUTE, SIBERIAN BRANCH, RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AT THE TURN OF ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY
M.N. Zheleznyak, R.V. Zhang, V.V. Shepelev, M.N. Grigoriev, A.N. Fedorov, O.I. Alekseeva
Melnikov Permafrost Institute, SB RAS, Merzlotnaya str. 36, Yakutsk, 677010, Russia
Keywords: Permafrost, geocryology, permafrost engineering, buildings and structures, cryogenic processes, climate change, frozen ground
Abstract
2020 marked the 60th anniversary of the Melnikov Permafrost Institute SB RAS. This paper presents a brief history of its foundation and describes the major research achievements and outputs over the last decade. Promising avenues and projects for further geocryological research are outlined. In view of intensive industrial development of the permafrost regions, the authors believe that the Melnikov Permafrost Institute should be accorded a National Research Institute status with relevant government support.
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