Earth’s Cryosphere, 2023, Vol. XXVII, No. 1, p. 51-57.
METHODS OF CRYOSPHERIC RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY FOR ZONING OF THE TERRITORY OF LONG-DISTANCE LINEAR OBJECTS ACCORDING TO THERMOKARST FORMATION CONDITIONS
E.M. Makarycheva1,*, V.P. Merzlyakov2, O.K. Mironov2
1 Pipeline Transport Institute LLC (Transneft R&D, LLC), Sevastopolskiy prosp. 47a, Moscow, 117186 Russia
2 Sergeev Institute of Environmental Geoscience, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulanskiy per. 13, bld. 2, Moscow, 101000 Russia
*Corresponding author; e-mail: MakarychevaEM@niitnn.transneft.ru
The probabilistic-statistical method has been applied to study the causes of the thermokarst distribution heterogeneity along the long linear constructions. A list of natural conditions affecting the development of thermokarst along an oil pipeline is discussed. The methodology for zoning buffer area of long-distance linear constructions (e.g., oil pipeline) according to the conditions of thermokarst development is substantiated. We have delineated and mapped thermokarst-susceptible and thermokarst-tolerant areas along the oil pipeline buffer zone according to the environmental conditions.
Keywords: thermokarst, trunk pipeline, zoning, big data, probability, statistics
Recommended citation: Makarycheva E.M., Merzlyakov V.P., Mironov O.K., 2023. Methodology for zoning of the territory of long-distance linear objects according to thermokarst development conditions. Earth’s Cryosphere XXVII (1), 51–57.