Hydrological hazards at mouths of the Northern Dvina and the Pechora rivers, Russian Federation

Magritsky, Dmitry; Лебедева, С. В.; Skripnik, Elena

doi:10.1007/s11069-016-2673-6

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“…Active studies of this region started in the 1930s, mostly to meet the needs of the developing navigation through the Northern Sea Route. Among the present-day studies of the hazardous ice phenomena and processes in Arctic rivers, of interest are the works analyzing the formation of hazardous water levels in periods with ice phenomena, including those that form during ice jam formation (Magritsky 2013(Magritsky , 2017. Earlier, the authors have assessed the hazards of the ice regime in the European sector of the Russian Arctic zone (Agafonova et al 2016).…”

Section: Engineering Problemmentioning

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Hazardous Ice Phenomena In Rivers Of The Russian Arctic Zone Under Current Climate Conditions And The Safety Of Water Use

Агафонова

Василенко

2020

GES

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The ice regime of the Russian Arctic rivers and its hazardous manifestations under current climate conditions are characterized. The ice phenomena in rivers in the region determine the conditions of navigation, water supply, hydropower station (HPS) operation, and the construction of temporary ice bridges and roads. Data of more than 100 hydrological gages over period from 1936 to 2016 were used to compile various cartographic materials and to analyze the spatial variations of the dates of ice phenomena, the duration of ice-free and ice cover periods, and the maximal ice thickness. Special attention is paid to the characteristics of level regime in periods with ice phenomena. Data on the frequency of floodplain inundation during spring ice run, the hazard of ice jams, and the seasonal features of the passage of maximal annual water level are generalized.The observed changes in ice regime characteristics and ice hazard are analyzed. The years of the start of statistically significant shift of the periods of ice phenomena, caused by both climate changes and anthropogenic impact, are identified. The increase in the duration of the ice-free period was found to be not greater than 3–4 days for East Siberian rivers, 5–6 days for the Middle and West Siberian rivers, and up to 10–12 days for the rivers in the European part. A decrease in the maximal ice thickness is most pronounced in the rivers of the Northern European Russia, where it is 10–15 cm. The frequency of floodplain inundation during spring ice run remains constant.

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Section: Engineering Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hazardous Ice Phenomena In Rivers Of The Russian Arctic Zone Under Current Climate Conditions And The Safety Of Water Use

Агафонова

Василенко

2020

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“…Figure 1 shows that IJFs are commonly reported in many northern countries across the world. They are largely reported in Canada 6 , 7 , United States 8 , 9 , Russia 10 , 11 , Poland 12 , 13 and China 14 , 15 . It should be noted that the figure is not reflective of IJF susceptible regions in general as it only shows IJF case studies that are reported in journal articles.…”

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Trends in the Timing and Magnitude of Ice-Jam Floods in Canada

Rokaya

Budhathoki

Lindenschmidt

2018

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Ice-jam floods (IJFs) are important hydrological and hydraulic events in the northern hemisphere that are of major concern for citizens, authorities, insurance companies and government agencies. In recent years, there have been advances in assessing and quantifying climate change impacts on river ice processes, however, an understanding of climate change and regulation impacts on the timing and magnitude of IJFs remains limited. This study presents a global overview of IJF case studies and discusses IJF risks in North America, one of the most IJF prone regions according to literature. Then an assessment of shifts in the timing and magnitude of IJFs in Canada is presented analyzing flow data from 1107 hydrometric stations across Canada for the period from 1903 to 2015. The analyses show clear signals of climate change and regulation impacts in the timing and magnitude of IJFs, particularly in small basins.

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“…It has been found that in six rural settlements (with a total population of 3200), water supply can be occasionally interrupted because of seawater intrusion (during storm surges or low-water periods in rivers). As is known, (Magritsky et al 2017), the damage caused by seawater intrusion is largest in Arkhangel'sk City. Here, seawater in the Northern Dvina delta can disturb the water supply to the Arkhangel'sk Hydrolysis Plant, pulp and paper plant, TPP, and municipal water supply plant.…”

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“…Inundations in sea coasts and at river mouths can be also caused by storm surges. The surge in November 2011, which lasted for less than 2 days, inundated up to 50 km of land at the Northern Dvina mouth with a maximum depth of 1-1.5 m and inflicted damage to the cities of Severodvinsk and Arkhangel'sk with damage of $1.5-2.0 million (Magritsky et al 2017).…”

Section: Hydrological Restrictions On Water Use In the Artcicmentioning

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Potential Hydrological Restrictions on Water Use in the Basins of Rivers Flowing into Russian Arctic Seas

Magritsky

Frolova

Пахомова

2020

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Water consumption has been evaluated for the basins of the rivers flowing into the Arctic seas of the Russian Federation and, separately, for the Arctic zone of Russia (AZR). Long-term dynamics of the major characteristics of water consumption are given for the period from the 1980s to 2017 along with data on its structure. The possible effect of the total water withdrawal and consumptive water use on river water inflow into the Arctic seas has been evaluated for the 1980s (a period of maximal anthropogenic load), for 2006–2017 and up to 2030. The volumes of water consumption in limits of AZR are relatively low. Moreover, the water withdrawal has dropped considerably compared with the situation in the 1980s, in particular, by about 30% in the Pechora, Lena river basins, and from the rivers of Murmansk oblast, and by 50% in the Northern Dvina, Yenisei, and Kolyma river basins. It has increased in the Nenets and Yamalo-Nenets AO because of the intense development of the local oil-and-gas complex. Nowadays, according to the authors’ estimates, 21.28 km3/year is being withdrawn in the drainage basins of RF Arctic seas and 2.58 km3/year, within the AZR, or 28.8 and 3.5% of the total volume in Russia. The largest contribution to this value is due to the water-management complexes in the basins of the Ob (14.7 km3/year), Yenisei (2.77), Northern Dvina (0.64), and Murmansk oblast (1.72 km3/year). The volumes of water discharges back into water bodies at the drainage basins of Russian Arctic seas are comparable with the volumes of freshwater withdrawal -71% of water intake. Even lesser is the difference within AZR. The major water users are the industry (with a high proportion of mining plants), thermal power engineering, and municipal economy. But considerable and diverse hydrological restrictions exist at the municipal level and for some water users in AZR. These local hydrological restrictions have been formulated and analyzed in detail, for the first time. They form three large groups. Original maps are given to illustrate the specific features and regularities in the present-day distribution of water-management characteristics over AZR.

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Hydrological hazards at mouths of the Northern Dvina and the Pechora rivers, Russian Federation

Cited by 12 publications

References 4 publications

Hazardous Ice Phenomena In Rivers Of The Russian Arctic Zone Under Current Climate Conditions And The Safety Of Water Use

Hazardous Ice Phenomena In Rivers Of The Russian Arctic Zone Under Current Climate Conditions And The Safety Of Water Use

Trends in the Timing and Magnitude of Ice-Jam Floods in Canada

Potential Hydrological Restrictions on Water Use in the Basins of Rivers Flowing into Russian Arctic Seas

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