Abstract
In regional assessments of permafrost and groundwater conditions, it is necessary to account for the abundance of floodplain taliks. A generally accepted opinion on the regularities of their territorial distribution has not been formed due to the scarcity of direct information serving a basis for traditional approaches. The fact that convective heat exchange between rivers and floodplain taliks sufficiently lowers water temperatures, makes it possible to use the according reference data. An integrated characteristic has been worked out accounting also for climate conditions and water discharge. Estimates demonstrate that North-Eastern Asia is distinguished by the outstanding abundance of floodplain taliks and also reaffirm their correlation to braided rivers. The results facilitate significantly territorial assessments in question and improve their feasibility.
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