scholarly journals Perspectives of the development of complex interdisciplinary hydrological and geocryological research in the North-East of Russia

Author(s):  
Olga M. Makarieva ◽  
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Nataliia V. Nesterova ◽  
Andrey A. Ostashov ◽  
Anastasia A. Zemlyanskova ◽  
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Climate warming and anthropogenic impact causes transformation of geocryological conditions in the river basins of the North-East of Russia. Changes in the thickness of the active layer, configuration of taliks, types of landscapes and other factors lead to transformation of water exchange processes between surface and groundwater runoff. This is manifested in the seasonal redistribution of the components of the water balance, accelerated melting of aufeis, change in the ratio of waters of different genesis in the structure of river runoff. As a result, natural and anthropogenic risks that affect the safe and efficient development of infrastructure and socio-economic processes are increasing. At the same time the system of observations developed in the Soviet period has been practically destroyed in the region. This paper offers a vision of organizing complex multidisciplinary research to assess and project the changes in the conditions of underground and surface water interaction in natural and disturbed river basins of the cryolithozone of the North-East of Russia, including for solving applied problems, based on permafrost, hydrology, hydrogeology, landscape science and geophysics with applications of remote sensing and field research integrated through mathematical modeling methods. To achieve the goal, the identification of natural and disturbed landscapes using remote sensing data, and key areas for detailed research will be selected. Geophysical and drilling works will be carried out within the sites to establish permafrost-hydrogeological conditions, monitoring stations will be equipped to determine hydrogeological, hydrometeorological and geocryological characteristics, including sampling for isotopic and hydrogeochemical studies. As the main key sites, it is proposed to use the area of ​​the Kolyma water-balance station and the site on Anmangynda aufeis, for which there are long-term observation series in the 20th century. Field data will become the basis for improving the mathematical model of runoff formation, considering the relationship between groundwater and river runoff in the conditions of permafrost. Mathematical modeling will make it possible to quantitatively analyze the water balance of rivers considering various factors and project water availability both for specific industrial facilities and for the region as a whole.

2021 ◽  
Vol 234 ◽  
pp. 00093
Author(s):  
Intissar El Morabit ◽  
Soufiane Maimouni ◽  
Ahmed Fekri

Geothermal energy is part of the renewable energy mix. It is used for heating, air conditioning and sometimes even for the production of electricity. Prospecting for such a resource proves to be a difficult and capital-intensive task. To overcome this constraint, we have used remote sensing which is an adequate tool to guide the prospecting through the elaboration of hydrothermal resource potential maps at the level of zones that present a favorable potential for exploitation (hyper-tectonized sites, volcanic sites, faulted sites, sites with hot geological formations, seismic zones...). The objective of this work is to carry out a study on the North-East of Morocco (Berkane Province), in order to identify favorable sites for geothermal exploitation such as geologically and hydrogeologically active sites. The methodology adopted consists in processing the images of the OLI (Operational Land Imager) and TIRS (Thermal Infrared Sensor) sensors of the Landsat-8 satellite in order to extract spectral indices (Clay mineral Index and Ferrous mineral Index,) detecting a geothermal activity and the surface temperature map (LST) using muticriteria analysis method (MCA). ) in the north-eastern part of Morocco. The results obtained show an almost perfect concordance of the distribution of the above-mentioned indices, with the map of lineaments which are considered as heat drains from the depth to the surface. Moreover, a correct correlation was established during the validation of these results with the map of the inventory of hydrothermal springs identified in the study area.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Förster ◽  
Anne Clasen ◽  
Kai Jütte ◽  
Veronika Döpper ◽  
Birgit Kleinschmit

<p>The north-East of Europe is affected by the ash (Fraxinus excelsior) dieback caused by the fungal pathogen Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus. A great variety of studies utilize remote sensing data and subsequently derived spectral indices to estimate the magnitude and spatial distribution of the damage for different tree types. </p><p>Often, structural indices, such as the NDVI are applied to detect already affected tree (sometimes even for early detection). However, there are differences in the suitability of an index. While a structural index, might have advantages when the canopy is not closed, pigment-based indices can show more variation within a full crown coverage forest. Therefore, the season of data acquisition might define the preferred index-selection. The same accounts not just for seasonal but for inter-annual changes, too. Here, the pigment indices show a higher sensitivity towards changes due to damages than structural indices.</p><p>To show these differences, the presented study is evaluating a variety of indices derived by hyperspectral imagery for affected ash trees in north-east Germany. This includes images from different phenological stages within one year (2015) and a comparison between 2011, 2015, and 2019 because the decline increased severely within this timespan for the observed trees. The indices were compared with tree damage estimations from the regional forest administration. </p><p>Preliminary results show a better relation for structural indices in autumn, but higher relation for pigment-based indices in spring and summer, once the crown is closed. A higher sensitivity to changes between 2011 and 2019 can be shown for pigment-based indices.</p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 206-216
Author(s):  
Viktor I. Vyshnevskyi ◽  
Serhii A. Shevchuk

The information on the use of remote sensing data when studying the ice cover of the Dnipro Reservoirs is given. The main source of data was the images obtained by the satellites Sentinel-2, Landsat, Aqua and Terra. In addition, the observation data from the hydrological and meteorological stations were used. The combination of these data enabled to study the patterns of ice regime in the Dnipro Reservoirs, to specify some features that cannot be determined by regular monitoring. A typical feature of the ice cover of all reservoirs of the Dnipro Cascade, besides the Kyivske one, is the impact of hydropower plants (HPP) located upstream. The runoff of the rivers flowing into the Kyivske Reservoir significantly influences its ice cover. This is especially relates to the period of spring flood. Besides the Dnipro and the Pripyat Rivers, relatively small the Teteriv and the Irpin Rivers flowing from the south-west to the north-east have a rather significant effect on the ice cover of this reservoir. The distribution of ice cover in the Kanivske Reservoir, compared to the Kanivske one, is significantly less. In addition to more southern location and warmer climate, the city of Kyiv also influences the ice cover on it, namely due to the discharge of wastewater from several industrial enterprises, Kyivska TPP-5 and Bortnitska Station of Aeration are ones of them. The impact of Trypilska TPP, which located downstream, is also significant. The longest duration of ice cover in the Kanivske Reservoir is observed in its south-eastern part. A point of interest about the Kremenchuts’ke Reservoir is the fact that the ice cover in it remains for the longest period compared to the other reservoirs. The largest duration of ice cover in this reservoir is observed in the Sulska Bay. The typical feature of the Kamianske Reservoir is the accumulation of ice in its narrow parts. Within the Dniprovske Reservoir, the longest freezing period is observed in the Samara Bay. Besides the operation of hydropower station, the industrial enterprises of Kamianske town and Dnipro city have a great effect on the upper part of this reservoir. There are significant differences in the ice regime of the different parts of the Kakhovske Reservoir, which extends from the north-east to the south-west. The distribution of ice in its shallow north-eastern part is usually much larger than in narrower south-western part.


2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Rahayu Kusuma Risdianto ◽  
Undang Hernawan

Indeks Kualitas Lingkungan (IKL) dapat digunakan untuk memantau kondisi lingkungan. Analisis Indeks Kualitas Lingkungan (IKL) dilakukan di kawasan industri migas di perairan Laut Natuna. Studi ini menggunakan data penginderaan jauh dan analisa sembilan parameter kualitas air dari 15 titik lokasi untuk menyusun algoritma kualitas air. Hasil dari studi ini menunjukkan distribusi IKL tergolong kriteria baik (70-91) dan sangat baik (91-100). Nilai IKL baik berada di bagian Utara (U) sampai Timur Laut (TL) dan Timur (T) sampai Selatan (S) dan terlihat dominan di bagian Selatan (S) sampai Utara (U). Nilai IKL sedang berada di bagian Barat Daya (BD) sampai Barat (B). Distribusi IKL sangat baik dominan berada di bagian Utara (U) sampai Timur Laut (TL), Timur (T) sampai Selatan (S) dan terlihat dominan di bagian Timur Laut (TL) sampai Timur (T). Kata kunci: IKL, penginderaan jauh, MODIS, kualitas Air, perairan Natuna. Environmental Quality Index (EQI) can be used for monitoring of environmental condition. Analysis of Environmental Quality Index (EQI) in petroleum and gas industry area had been done at Natuna waters. This study was based on remote sensing data and analysis data of nine water quality parameters from fifteen sampling sites to arrange water quality algorithm. The result shows that the distribution of EQI is within good (70-91) to very good (91-100) criteria. The good value of EQI is distributed from north (N) to north east (NE) and east (E) until south (S) that is dominated at the soutern to northern parts. The medium value of EQI is in southwest to west parts. The very good EQI is dominated at the north (N) until North East (NE), East (E) to southern parts that is dominated at the northeast to eastern parts. Keywords: EQI, Remote Sensing, MODIS, Water Quality.


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (47) ◽  
pp. 84-110
Author(s):  
Elena Malaya ◽  

The article is devoted to ideas about the Soviet era, widespread in а village in the north-east of Crimea. The paper offers an analysis of how the community, formed around a partially preserved state farm, builds its own picture of historical time, expands the imaginary boundaries of the Soviet period, and also thinks of it not so much as the past, but as the past future. Particular attention is paid to the object that organizes its temporality — а time capsule, which was laid twice in the studied village (in 1967 and in 2017), as well as its connection with the teleology of modernism. The article compares letters to descendants, sealed in two time capsules, as well as additional documents sent to the future. The text of the 1967 letter is based on a progressive narrative and contains a list of economic indicators of the success of the Soviet economy. By contrast, the 2017 text creates a picture of an unstable time of change, in which the focus is not on the predictable future, but on the vague past and present. The author of the article explains the nostalgia for the Soviet era in the studied community by the reaction to the changes and crises of the post-Soviet period, and suggests using temporal logic in the research of post-socialism.


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Makarieva ◽  
Nataliia Nesterova ◽  
Lyudmila Lebedeva ◽  
Sergey Sushansky

Abstract. As of 2017, 70 years have passed since the beginning of work at the Kolyma water-balance station (KWBS), a unique scientific research hydrological and permafrost catchment. The volume and duration (50 continuous years) of hydrometeorological standard and experimental data, characterizing the natural conditions and processes occurring in mountainous permafrost conditions, significantly exceeds any counterparts elsewhere in the world. The data are representative of the vast territory of the North-East of Russia. In 1997, the station was terminated, thereby leaving Russia without operating research watersheds in the permafrost zone. This paper describes the dataset containing the series of daily runoff from 10 watersheds with area from 0.27 to 21.3 km2, precipitation, meteorological observations, evaporation from soil and snow, snow surveys, soil thaw and freeze depths, and soil temperature for the period 1948–1997. It also highlights the main historical stages of the station's existence, its work and scientific significance, and outlines the prospects for its future, where the Kolyma water-balance station could be restored to the status of a scientific research watershed and become a valuable international center for hydrological research in permafrost. The data is available at https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.881731.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 2759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomáš Goga ◽  
Ján Feranec ◽  
Tomáš Bucha ◽  
Miloš Rusnák ◽  
Ivan Sačkov ◽  
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This study aims to analyze and assess studies published from 1992 to 2019 and listed in the Web of Science (WOS) and Current Contents (CC) databases, and to identify agricultural abandonment by application of remote sensing (RS) optical and microwave data. We selected 73 studies by applying structured queries in a field tag form and Boolean operators in the WOS portal and by expert analysis. An expert assessment yielded the topical picture concerning the definitions and criteria for the identification of abandoned agricultural land (AAL). The analysis also showed the absence of similar field research, which serves not only for validation, but also for understanding the process of agricultural abandonment. The benefit of the fusion of optical and radar data, which supports the application of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data, is also evident. Knowledge attained from the literary sources indicated that there exists, in the world literature, a well-covered problem of abandonment identification or biomass estimation, as well as missing works dealing with the assessment of the natural accretion of biomass in AAL.


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