GEOPHYSICAL INDICATORS OF AUFEIS IN THE ANMANGYNDA RIVER (MAGADAN REGION)

Giant aufeis fields are the indicators of water exchange processes in the permafrost zone. The study of aufeis dynamics is relevant to assessing the state of the cryosphere in a changing climate. The Anmangynda aufeis which forms upstream of the Kolyma River basin, was as large as 6.8 km² in the last century and is considered representative of the mountainous territories in the northeast Russia. In recent decades, there have been significant changes in the aufeis formation regime that require updating the understanding of the cryosphere processes. The historical observational data obtained in 1962-1990 for the Anmangynda aufeis allows using it as the present-day object of research.

The main goal of geophysical research in 2021-2022 was to study the structure of the Anmangynda aufeis and aufeis glade to determine its genesis and development processes. The main tasks were to identify the boundary between frozen and unfrozen rocks, to reveal groundwater discharge channels, and to assess the aufeis thickness distribution. There were carried out georadar survey using an antenna unit with central frequency of 250 MHz and ground-based capacitively coupled electrical resistivity tomography. It was found that by April 5, 2021, the maximum ice thickness was 4.35 m with an average value of 1.35 m, and the volume of aufeis was 3.56 million m³. By means of georadar, there were performed identification and drilling verification of the groundwater discharge channels from alluvium to aufeis surface, located in the stream beds. There is geophysical evidence of deep bedrock groundwater sources. Based on the electrical resistivity tomography data, there were identified large and locally freezing river taliks, from which the water is squeezed onto the ice surface. It is recommended to conduct further interdisciplinary research to clarify the geophysical results obtained.

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