Earth’s Cryosphere, 2022, Vol. XXVI, No. 3, p. 10-17.

GEOCRYOLOGICAL MONITORING AND FORECAST

EMERGENCY FORECAST BASED ON PERMAFROST TEMPERATURE MONITORING DATA NEAR AN UNDERGROUND OIL PIPELINE

L.N. Khrustalev^1,*, V.Z. Khilimonyuk¹

¹Lomonosov Moscow State University, Geological Faculty, Leninskie gory 1, Moscow, 119991 Russia
^*Corresponding author; e-mail: lev_kh@rambler.ru

Permafrost temperature monitoring near underground oil pipelines makes it possible to estimate permafrost thawing depth under structures and predict changes in the soil temperature over time and the time of emergency, in case the latter one will occur in the future. Permafrost temperature monitoring is carried out in close proximity to the oil pipeline and at depths below the bottom of the layer of seasonal temperature fluctuations. The results of monitoring are processed according to the methodology described in the article.

Keywords: permafrost, oil pipeline, thawing depth, temperature monitoring, forecast, time of emergency

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Recommended citation: Khrustalev L.N., Khilimonyuk V.Z., 2022. Emergency forecast based on permafrost temperature monitoring data near an underground oil pipeline. Earth’s Cryosphere, XXVI (3), 10–17.