A regional permafrost background monitoring system has been created in the territory from Talnakh to Dudinka, which uses 24 wells with a depth of 10 to 200 meters for analysis.
The system is being developed by the Research Center for construction technologies and monitoring of buildings and structures in the Arctic of the Polar State University. It takes into account all regional peculiarities and covers various geocryological conditions.
Based on mathematical models, scientists will predict changes in soil temperatures until 2050.
"In 2024, the development of the monitoring system will continue. It is planned to equip 200-meter wells located in settlements and natural landscapes with thermometric equipment," said Pavel Kotov, Director of the Research Center.
The work of the center, created with the support of Norilsk Nickel, was noted by Ilya Chernov, Director of the Arctic Development Department of the Ministry of Regional Development, at a round table dedicated to the creation of an integrated geotechnical monitoring system for the state of the environment in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation.
Chernov stressed that the center is engaged in studying the state of permafrost under urban facilities, developing construction technologies and building safety in conditions of permafrost soils.
The effectiveness of Norilsk Nickel's solutions in the field of geotechnical monitoring in the Arctic is also confirmed by Roshydromet, 1line.info reports.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished
