Lateglacial and Holocene palaeohydrology of the lower Vychegda river, western Russia

Morphology of river channels and surface runoff in the Volga River basin (East European Plain) during the Late Glacial period

“…Similar results were obtained for several river basins on the East European Plain: the Vychegda River in the White Sea basin (Sidorchuk et al, 2001b), the Seim (Borisova et al, 2006) and Khoper (Sidorchuk and Borisova, 2000) rivers in the Black Sea basin, as well as for the Plain on the whole (Panin et al, 1999, Sidorchuk et al, 2001a. Here we shall discuss the data on the largest river basin in Europe: morphological and palynological evidence of high Late Glacial surface runoff in the Volga River basin and its relation to the dynamics of the level of the Caspian Sea.…”

The fluvial record of climate change

“…Fourth, current knowledge uses the concepts of both linear and nonlinear behaviour in fluvial response. For example, bivariate relationships between channel dimensions (width and depth) and bankfull discharge have been established, and these have allowed a reconstruction of former discharges using dated palaeochannel dimensions [25][26][27][28]. Linear relationships between grain size and flow parameters have also been used to estimate former river discharge parameters [29].…”

“…(a) Empirical relationships between palaeochannel dimensions (widths, depths and meander parameters) and bankfull discharges [25][26][27][28]. These, however, have their limitations because linked adjustments in channel component measures are notoriously unpredictable in deterministic physical terms.…”

Late Quaternary Terrestrial Processes, Sediments and History: From Glacial to Postglacial Environments

“…Another scenario of LGM proglacial lake rise and evolution has been proposed by a group of scientists (Sidorchuk et al 2001). Their hypothesis stated that the LGM-lake had a limited extent and did not penetrated upstream from the River Vychegda mouth.…”

“…The sandy part of section (~ 10 m) is horizontally and cross-bedded. The spore-pollen data from this layer showed very cold climatic conditions (Sidorchuk et al 2001), and we suppose the deposition of this layer during the LGM.…”