Methods for studying the process of cryogenic frost heave (pingos, hydrolaccoliths) on the territory of the Yamal Peninsula

On the territory of the Ural Federal District, within the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, the most dangerous and developing processes, threatening buildings and linear structures, are the processes of thermokarst, cryogenic soil sliding, thermal erosion, thermal abrasion and cryogenic frost heave. The work considers a comprehensive methodology of observation of the frost heave, as well as the experience of using electrical survey works and remote sensing methods of the Earth in assessing the activity of the process of long-term and seasonal frost heave in the middle part of the eastern coast of the Yamal Peninsula, in the territory of the village Seyakha. Seyakha. In the studied area, we consider seasonal frost heaving, which is activated by freezing of seasonally thawed soils, and perennial frost heaving, which causes formation of frost bumps. The magnitude of cryogenic frost heave depends largely on the composition and moisture content of soils. The surface of peatlands in winter experiences an irregular rise due to seasonal frost heave, and in summer during thawing its irregular fall. According to the results of vertical electrical sounding, a four-layer geoelectric section up to a depth of about 30 m is established. According to the interferometric data obtained by the DInSAR method, the seasonal and multi-year dynamics of the frost heaving process is revealed. Maximum frost heaving is observed in the Seyakha river valley and nameless lakes, minimum on drained surfaces.

Zyryanova E. S., Khudyakov A. A., Elokhina S. N., Elokhin V. A. Methods for studying the process of cryogenic frost heave (pingos, hydro-laccoliths) on the territory of the Yamal Peninsula. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2024;(1-1):102—114. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/02 36_1493_2024_011_0_102.

Zyryanova E. S.^1,2, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3394-078X, е-mail: katrin.zyrian@mail.ru;
Khudyakov A. A.^1,2, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3129-9872, e-mail: aakhud@gmail.com;
Elokhina S. N.^1,2, Dr. Sci. (Geol. Mineral.), professor, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-86415439, е-mail: elohina.s@mail.ru;
Elokhin V. A.¹, Dr. Sci. (Geol. Mineral.), professor, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4355-5156, е-mail: elokhin.v.a@mail.ru;
¹ Ural State Mining University, Yekaterinburg, 620144, Russia;
² Hydrospetsgeology «Urals Regional Center GMSN» Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Zyryanova E. S., е-mail: katrin.zyrian@mail.ru.

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