Patterns of naleds distribution along the Lena Highway according to multispectral satellite images
https://doi.org/10.31242/2618-9712-2021-26-1-6
Abstract
Technogenic impacts inevitably transform natural conditions in the areas of permafrost distribution and deep seasonal freezing. In particular, technogenic impact on cryolithozone leads to changes in surface runoff and groundwater discharge. As a result, icing appears on the roads in the sites where it was not observed previously. Morphometric parameters, the regimes of formation and thawing of the existing natural icings are also transformed. The Lena Highway stretches over 1157 km from the village of Never to Yakutsk. Only an icing-prone region of the highway from Never to Tommot was considered within the framework of this study. Remote sensing was applied as the main method of investigation. Multispectral satellite images Sentinel-2 with atmospheric correction were used. Satellite imageries were processed with a semiautomatic algorithm using QGIS 3.16 software. Icings were identified in satellite images with the help of the Normalised Difference Snow Index (NDSI). Totally, 107 icings were detected to be forming within 712 km of the road. On the basis of icing areas, the majority of roadside icings are related to the III (1000– 10000 m2 ) and IV (10000–100000 m2 ) categories. The major amounts of the icings are formed within the altitude range 500-900 m. In the geological respect, the majority of icings are confined to the Quaternary and Proterozoic deposits, as well as to Cretaceous intrusive rocks. It was established that the total area of icings formed on the Lena Highway on the region from Never to Tommot increased almost by a factor of 6 during the years 2018–2019 in comparison with the data related to the years 1927–1928.
Supporting agencies: This work was carried out with partial financial support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research under Projects No. 20-55-71005 – Hydrology, permafrost and stability in the eastern sector of the Russian Arctic and Subarctic and No. 20-05-00670A –Suprapermafrost subaerial taliks in the continuous permafrost zone of Central Yakutia.
About the Authors
N. E. Baishev
Melnikov Permafrost Institute SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
BAISHEV Nyurgun Yegorovich, graduate student, leading engineer
36 Merzlotnaya st., Yakutsk 677010
Researcher ID: AAF-6965-2021
V. V. Shepelev
Melnikov Permafrost Institute SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
SHEPELEV Viktor Vasilievich, professor, Dr. Sci. (Geology and Mineralogy), academician of the Acade- my of Sciences of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), chief researcher
36 Merzlotnaya st., Yakutsk 677010
Researcher ID: AAF-8768-2021
L. A. Gagarin
Melnikov Permafrost Institute SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
GAGARIN Leonid Aleksandrovich, Cand. Sci. (Geology and Mineralogy), senior researcher
36 Merzlotnaya st., Yakutsk 677010
Researcher ID: J-4238-2018
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Baishev N.E., Shepelev V.V., Gagarin L.A. Patterns of naleds distribution along the Lena Highway according to multispectral satellite images. Arctic and Subarctic Natural Resources. 2021;26(1):60-69. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31242/2618-9712-2021-26-1-6
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