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LABORATORY OF PERMAFROST GROUNDWATER STUDIES

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Address

Melnikov Permafrost Institute

Merzlotnaya St. 36

Yakutsk

Russia 677010

Phone: 7-4112-390-812

Email: pavlova@mpi.ysn.ru

 

Basic Research Topics

  • Study of the formation, distribution, regime and yield of various types of groundwater in permafrost; groundwater use and protection.
  • Study of the interaction of groundwater with frozen ground and surface waters in natural and disturbed areas.
  • Improvement of hydrogeological research methods for engineering reconnaissance and natural protection in permafrost regions.
  • Development of scientific and methodological principles for special-purpose mapping of groundwater in permafrost at various scales.
  • Study of long-term dynamics of cryohydrogeological processes and of their role in permafrost terrain modification.

 

Staff

1.

Pavlova, Nadezhda, Ph.D.

Head of Laboratory

2.

Shepelev, Viktor, D.Sc.

Principal Research Scientist

3.

Kolesnikov, Alexander

Junior Research Scientist

4.

Gagarin, Leonid

Research Associate

5.

Ivanova, Lena

Research Associate

6.

Semenov, Ivan

Research Assistant

7.

Fedorova, Anna

Research Associate

8.

Efremov, Vladimir

Research Associate

9.

Semernya, Alexander

Research Associate

10.

Danzanova, Marina

Research Associate

11.

Fedorova, Svetlana

Research Assistant

12.

Fedorova, Larisa

Research Assistant

 

Active Projects

  • Core Project VII.63.2.5: Geocryological Hazards in the Russian North-East: Landscape and Hydrogeological Relationships. Part 2. Evolution of Hydrogeological Systems of Supra- and Intrapermafrost Type and Evaluation of Their Effects on the Landscape Sphere of Yakutia.
  • Collaborative Project with the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto, Japan, 2010-2014. Effects of Climate Change on Recharge, Regime and Discharge of Suprapermafrost and Intrapermafrost Water in Central Yakutia.

 

Selected Past Projects

  • Contract with OOO NVTs Geoteknologia, 2009-2011. Study of Hydraulic Properties of Soils at Test Sites of New Suprapermafrost Drainage Systems for Buildings and Structures in the Republic of Sakha/Yakutia.
  • Public Contract with the Republic of Sakha/Yakutia Government no. 638. Project 1.2.19, 2008-2010. Study of Hydrogeothermal Conditions in the Intrapermafrost Water Recharge Area in the Bestyakh Terrace.
  • Public Contract with the Republic of Sakha/Yakutia Government no. 584. Project 2.1.16, 2007-2009. Creation of a Digital Hydrogeological Map of Central Yakutia at a Scale of 1:1,000,000, Sheets P-51, 52, 53.
  • SB RAS Project 7.10.2.5. Study of the Current State and Trends in Permafrost Landscape Dynamics Due to Changes in Climate, Hydrogeology and Anthropogenic Activity, 2007-2009. Part 2. Evaluation of the Effects of Hydrogeochemical, Thermal Suffosion, Icings and Other Hydrogeological Processes on the State of Permafrost Landscapes.
  • SB RAS Project 25.1.5. Formation Processes of Permafrost Landscapes and Their Evolution under Anthropogenic Impact and Climate Change, 2004-2006. Part 2. Variability of Groundwater Conditions in Permafrost Landscapes in Response to Anthropogenic Impacts and Climate Change.
  • RFBR Project 06-05-96087 (r_vostok_a), 2006-2008. Understanding the Formation and Dynamics of Saline Taliks in Urban Areas of Central Yakutia.