Yamal Peninsula Borehole and Nature-Protection Region Data

1977-1990 data from over 4000 boreholes on the Yamal Peninsula, Russia, was synthesized to characterize 55 nature-protection regions. The dataset includes geocryological, cryolithological, and landscape characteristics derived from interpreting more than 1000 satellite images and aerial photos alongside field data. It was compiled by the VSEGINGEO-Earth Cryosphere Institute SB RAS under Prof. E.S. Melnikov for geocryological prediction and environmental planning.

Use Cases

• Modeling permafrost distribution and ground temperature using borehole-derived ice content and ground temperature columns.
• Assessing landscape resilience for construction planning using the category of resiliency and data on contemporary exogenic geological processes.
• Mapping regional groundwater vulnerability by analyzing the category of ground water protection and geological structure to 10-15m depth.
• Classifying vegetation and surface deposits across nature-protection regions using the vegetation type and composition of surface deposits data.
• Studying seasonal freeze-thaw dynamics with columns for thickness of seasonally frozen and seasonally thawed layers.

Strengths

• Derived from a substantial source database of over 4000 boreholes, providing a solid empirical foundation.
• Integrates multi-source data, including interpretation of more than 1000 satellite images and aerial photos.
• Offers a synthesized regional view with detailed attributes for 55 distinct nature-protection regions.

Limitations

• The exact number of rows and full column schema are unknown across all platforms.
• Conflicting last updated dates exist: one source lists 1990-12-31, while others list 2026-03-13, indicating potential metadata inconsistency.
• The dataset presents a selected subset of 160 boreholes from the larger database, which may not be fully representative.

Provenance

Source

VSEGINGEO-Earth Cryosphere Institute SB RAS, under Prof. E.S. Melnikov.

Collection Method

Compilation from field borehole data (1977-1990) and interpretation of satellite imagery and aerial photos, synthesized onto a 1:1,000,000 scale index map.

Time Range

1977 to 1990

Freshness

2026-03-13 05:17:20.366391

Geography

Yamal Peninsula, Russia.