Ice Volumes in Permafrost Landscapes of Arctic Yakutia

Alexander N. Fedorov (), Pavel Y. Konstantinov, Nikolay F. Vasiliev, Nikolay I. Basharin, Andrei G. Shepelev, Varvara A. Andreeva, Valerii P. Semenov, Yaroslav I. Torgovkin, Alexey R. Desyatkin, Mikhail N. Zheleznyak and Igor P. Semiletov
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Alexander N. Fedorov: Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, 677010 Yakutsk, Russia
Pavel Y. Konstantinov: Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, 677010 Yakutsk, Russia
Nikolay F. Vasiliev: Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, 677010 Yakutsk, Russia
Nikolay I. Basharin: Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, 677010 Yakutsk, Russia
Andrei G. Shepelev: Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, 677010 Yakutsk, Russia
Varvara A. Andreeva: Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, 677010 Yakutsk, Russia
Valerii P. Semenov: Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, 677010 Yakutsk, Russia
Yaroslav I. Torgovkin: Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, 677010 Yakutsk, Russia
Alexey R. Desyatkin: Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, 677010 Yakutsk, Russia
Mikhail N. Zheleznyak: Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, 677010 Yakutsk, Russia
Igor P. Semiletov: Laboratory for Integrated Research of the Arctic System “Land-Shelf”, Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 12, 1-11

Abstract: This article is devoted to the study of the distribution of ground ice volumes in the upper layers of 5–10 m permafrost in the permafrost landscapes of Arctic Yakutia. Compilation of such a map will serve as a basis for assessing the vulnerability of permafrost to global warming, anthropogenic impact and forecasting the evolution of permafrost landscapes. The map was compiled using ArcGIS software, which supports attribute table mapping. The ground ice map of Arctic Yakutian permafrost landscapes shows that about 19% of the area is occupied by ultra ice-rich (above 0.6 in volumetric ice content) sediments. Very high ice volumes (0.4–0.6) are cover approximately 27%, moderate ice volumes (0.2–0.4)—25% of the area, and low ice volumes (less than 0.2)—about 29% of Arctic Yakutia.

Keywords: ground ice; ice content; mapping; permafrost landscape; Arctic Yakutia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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