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Mudboils and rib-and-trough structures in shallow tundra lake 0051 - Mudboils and rib-and-trough structures in shallow tundra lake

Tundra fire, Kaminak Lake Area 0053 - Tundra fire, Kaminak Lake Area

Diapir of red silty till extruded through sandy carapace of a mudboil 0055 - Diapir of red silty till extruded through sandy carapace of a mudboil

Close up of freshly burned mudboils on a till plain 0057 - Close up of freshly burned mudboils on a till plain

Ground view of burned out mudboils two years after a Tundra Fire 0058 - Ground view of burned out mudboils two years after a Tundra Fire

Red till diapir piercing mudboil's carapace 0059 - Red till diapir piercing mudboil's carapace

Mudboil with raised surface after excavation 0062 - Mudboil with raised surface after excavation

Nearly empty fuel barrel sinking into liquefied active-layer in till in a mudboil 0065 - Nearly empty fuel barrel sinking into liquefied active-layer in till in a mudboil

Mudboils within poorly-drained area ornamented by orthogonal frost polygons 0066 - Mudboils within poorly-drained area ornamented by orthogonal frost polygons

Frost polygons and mudboil-covered area 0068 - Frost polygons and mudboil-covered area

Solifluction of till over beaches at marine limit 0069 - Solifluction of till over beaches at marine limit

Rib-and-trough features in an artic lake 0070 - Rib-and-trough features in an artic lake

Diapiric dike of red till piercing the carapace of a mudboil 0073 - Diapiric dike of red till piercing the carapace of a mudboil

Red till diapir penetrating gray, sandy carapace of a mudboil 0091 - Red till diapir penetrating gray, sandy carapace of a mudboil

Contrast between a mudboil-covered till surface and degrading frost polygons 0093 - Contrast between a mudboil-covered till surface and degrading frost polygons

Terraced mudboils 0094 - Terraced mudboils

Massive mud extrusion from numerous mudboils 0095 - Massive mud extrusion from numerous mudboils

Rippled surface of marine mud extrusion 0096 - Rippled surface of marine mud extrusion

Three dimensional diagram of mud boils and permafrost table 0098 - Three dimensional diagram of mud boils and permafrost table

Field of active mudboils with areas of diapiric extrusion 0099 - Field of active mudboils with areas of diapiric extrusion

Tundra fire burning vegetation around a mudboil 0101 - Tundra fire burning vegetation around a mudboil

Effects of tundra fire on mudboils (nonsorted circles) 2 years after the fire 0102 - Effects of tundra fire on mudboils (nonsorted circles) 2 years after the fire

View of area of a tundra fire on a mudboil-covered till plain 0103 - View of area of a tundra fire on a mudboil-covered till plain

Doming of mudboil carapace surface disturbed by excavation 0220 - Doming of mudboil carapace surface disturbed by excavation

Weakly developed, buried soil profile on a stable mudboil 0221 - Weakly developed, buried soil profile on a stable mudboil

Autumn colors of shrub vegetation separating solifluction stripes 0225 - Autumn colors of shrub vegetation separating solifluction stripes

Autumn colors on solifluction stripes 0226 - Autumn colors on solifluction stripes

Mudboils on a drumlinized till plain 0240 - Mudboils on a drumlinized till plain



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