Land cover and land use changes in the oil and gas regions of Northwestern Siberia under changing climatic conditions

• Published in: Environmental Research Letters
• Main Authors: Qin Yu, Howard E Epstein, Ryan Engstrom, Nikolay Shiklomanov, Dmitry Strelestskiy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2015
• Subjects: arctic ecosystems; Corona; land use change; Quickbird; permafrost; remote sensing indices; Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD1-1066; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Arctic; Nadym; Climate change; Thermokarst; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/12/124020; https://doaj.org/article/ab98426fbf944481859b26edb64c73ea

Northwestern Siberia has been undergoing a range of land cover and land use changes associated with climate change, animal husbandry and development of mineral resources, particularly oil and gas. The changes caused by climate and oil/gas development Southeast of the city of Nadym were investigated...