The Use of Satellite Images for Assessment of Environmental Vulnerability and Resilience of the Arctic Wetlands

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Authors

Polina Lemenkova

Abstract

The research paper focuses on the environmental problem of Yamal region, geographically located in the Russian Yamal-Nenets autonomous region, northern-central Russia. This region is characterized by the unique nature and environmental conditions, combining two physical-geographical regions: sub-Arctic and Arctic moss-lichen tundra and permafrost conditions. The recent changes in global climate and overall warming highly contribute to the degradation of the tundra environment and increases cryogenic slope processes. This paper focuses on the investigation of the ecological aspects of the global climate change in Yamal peninsula, and analysis the development of slope processes on the local tundra environment.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31223/osf.io/y7us9

Subjects

Computer Sciences, Earth Sciences, Education, Environmental Education, Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Studies, Geographic Information Sciences, Geography, Geomorphology, Life Sciences, Natural Resources and Conservation, Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other Earth Sciences, Other Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Remote Sensing, Science and Mathematics Education, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Spatial Science, Water Resource Management

Keywords

remote sensing, GIS, resilience, Image processing, mapping, Arctic, vulnerability, Environmental monitoring, Land Cover Changes, Land Cover Types, Satellite Image, Tundra, Wetland Areas

Dates

Published: 2019-01-25 09:53

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GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) 2.1