an assessment of danger during spring floods and ice jams in the north of european russia
;N. L. Frolova;S. A. Agafonova;I. N. Krylenko;A. S. Zavadsky
gruppe interaktion organisation zeitschrift fur angewandte organisationspsychologie2015Vol. 369pp. 37-41
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Abstract
Heavy ice jams during spring floods are common on rivers in the northern
European Russia. Climate changes of the last decades have caused significant
changes in the ice regime of rivers. Continuous freezing periods, followed by
sludge ice jams and late freezing at high water levels, occur with increasing
frequency. Winter break-ups have become more frequent. The most recent
catastrophic flood in the area under study took place in the spring of 2013.
The probability of floods and ice jamming is evaluated; the duration and
depth of inundation at various water levels are calculated with an assessment
of the accompanying economic losses in the Northern Russia.