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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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/287656d9-8c22-404d-a474-1b7864ffe9fd 2024-09-15T18:29:18+00:00 Permafrost and infrastructure in the Usa Basin (Northeast European Russia):Possible impacts of global warming Mazhitova, G. Karstkarel, N. Oberman, N. Romanovsky, V. Kuhry, P. 2004-08 https://hdl.handle.net/11370/287656d9-8c22-404d-a474-1b7864ffe9fd https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/287656d9-8c22-404d-a474-1b7864ffe9fd https://doi.org/10.1579/0044-7447-33.6.289 eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/287656d9-8c22-404d-a474-1b7864ffe9fd info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Mazhitova , G , Karstkarel , N , Oberman , N , Romanovsky , V & Kuhry , P 2004 , ' Permafrost and infrastructure in the Usa Basin (Northeast European Russia) : Possible impacts of global warming ' , Ambio , vol. 33 , no. 6 , pp. 289-294 . https://doi.org/10.1579/0044-7447-33.6.289 GCM article 2004 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1579/0044-7447-33.6.289 2024-07-10T07:06:13Z 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' perma-frost area, here defined as the zones of isolated to discontinuous permafrost (3-90% coverage) with 'warm' ground temperatures (0 to -2degreesC). 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 payback overtime. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost University of Groningen research database 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' perma-frost area, here defined as the zones of isolated to discontinuous permafrost (3-90% coverage) with 'warm' ground temperatures (0 to -2degreesC). 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 payback overtime. |
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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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