Permafrost and Infrastructure in the Usa Basin (Northeast European Russia): Possible Impacts of Global Warming
The relationship between permafrost conditions and the distribution of infrastructure in the Usa Basin, Northeast European Russia, is analyzed. About 75% of the Basin is underlain by permafrost terrain with various degrees of continuity (isolated patches to continuous permafrost). The region has a h...
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ftbioone:10.1579/0044-7447-33.6.289 2023-07-30T04:06:12+02:00 Permafrost and Infrastructure in the Usa Basin (Northeast European Russia): Possible Impacts of Global Warming Galina Mazhitova Nanka Karstkarel Naum Oberman Vladimir Romanovsky Peter Kuhry Galina Mazhitova Nanka Karstkarel Naum Oberman Vladimir Romanovsky Peter Kuhry world 2004-08-01 text/HTML https://doi.org/10.1579/0044-7447-33.6.289 en eng Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences doi:10.1579/0044-7447-33.6.289 All rights reserved. https://doi.org/10.1579/0044-7447-33.6.289 Text 2004 ftbioone https://doi.org/10.1579/0044-7447-33.6.289 2023-07-09T09:35:12Z The relationship between permafrost conditions and the distribution of infrastructure in the Usa Basin, Northeast European Russia, is analyzed. About 75% of the Basin is underlain by permafrost terrain with various degrees of continuity (isolated patches to continuous permafrost). The region has a high level of urban and industrial development (e.g., towns, coal mines, hydrocarbon extraction sites, railway, pipelines). GIS-analyses indicate that about 60% of all infrastructure is located in the ‘high risk’ permafrost area, here defined as the zones of isolated to discontinuous permafrost (3–90% coverage) with ‘warm’ ground temperatures (0 to −2°C). Ground monitoring, aerial photo interpretation, and permafrost modeling suggest a differential response to future global warming. Most of the permafrost-affected terrain will likely start to thaw within a few decades to a century. This forecast poses serious challenges to permafrost engineering and calls for long-term investments in adequate infrastructure that will pay back over time. Text permafrost BioOne Online Journals AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment 33 6 289 294 |
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The relationship between permafrost conditions and the distribution of infrastructure in the Usa Basin, Northeast European Russia, is analyzed. About 75% of the Basin is underlain by permafrost terrain with various degrees of continuity (isolated patches to continuous permafrost). The region has a high level of urban and industrial development (e.g., towns, coal mines, hydrocarbon extraction sites, railway, pipelines). GIS-analyses indicate that about 60% of all infrastructure is located in the ‘high risk’ permafrost area, here defined as the zones of isolated to discontinuous permafrost (3–90% coverage) with ‘warm’ ground temperatures (0 to −2°C). Ground monitoring, aerial photo interpretation, and permafrost modeling suggest a differential response to future global warming. Most of the permafrost-affected terrain will likely start to thaw within a few decades to a century. This forecast poses serious challenges to permafrost engineering and calls for long-term investments in adequate infrastructure that will pay back over time. |
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Permafrost and Infrastructure in the Usa Basin (Northeast European Russia): Possible Impacts of Global Warming |
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Permafrost and Infrastructure in the Usa Basin (Northeast European Russia): Possible Impacts of Global Warming |
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Permafrost and Infrastructure in the Usa Basin (Northeast European Russia): Possible Impacts of Global Warming |
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Permafrost and Infrastructure in the Usa Basin (Northeast European Russia): Possible Impacts of Global Warming |
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