Ice/firn age distribution on the Elbrus Western Plateau (Caucasus) inferred from ice flow model

Chernyakov, Gleb; Elagina, Nelly; Kiseleva, Taisiia; Kutuzov, Stanislav

doi:10.5194/tc-19-6659-2025

Articles | Volume 19, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-6659-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-6659-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 12

Research article

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09 Dec 2025

Research article |

| 09 Dec 2025

Ice/firn age distribution on the Elbrus Western Plateau (Caucasus) inferred from ice flow model

Gleb Chernyakov, Nelly Elagina, Taisiia Kiseleva, and Stanislav Kutuzov

Data sets

Input data for Elbrus Western Plateau (Caucasus) ice flow model G. Chernyakov et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14795959

Short summary

We studied the glaciers of Mount Elbrus, a key site for understanding past climate and environmental changes in Caucasus region. Using advanced glacier numerical modeling calibrated by data from the deep ice core drilled at this site, we calculated the ice flow and age of glacier layers. Our results show detailed ice age patterns and confirm the glacier preserves climate records up to 2000 years old.