Permafrost and Soil Temperature Map of Russia and Central Asia

Map of Natural Landscape and Permafrost Zones and the Net of Soil Temperature Meteorological Stations in Russia and Middle Asian Mountains is a 1:4,000,000 scale vector map published by the Russian Academy of Sciences. The digital map was created in the Geograph GIS by the Institute of Geography's GIS Research Center. It provides a vector coverage of permafrost zones, landscape patterns, and the network of soil temperature monitoring stations.

Use Cases

• Modeling permafrost extent and vulnerability based on mapped zones.
• Analyzing spatial relationships between landscape patterns and soil temperature.
• Locating soil temperature meteorological stations for climate studies.
• Creating regional basemaps for cryospheric research in mountainous regions.

Strengths

• Published by authoritative institutions: Russian Academy of Sciences Earth Cryosphere Institute and Institute for Phytochemical and Biological Problems in Earth Science.
• Digitized from a compiled map by specialists E. Melnikov and D.A. Gilichinsky.
• Available in a structured geospatial format (vector coverage).

Limitations

• Specific column names and data structure are not described in the available metadata.
• The dataset size and row count are unknown across all sources.
• The 'other-license-specified' license on Data.gov lacks immediate detail.

Provenance

Source

Russian Academy of Sciences Earth Cryosphere Institute and Institute for Phytochemical and Biological Problems in Earth Science.

Collection Method

Digitally created in the Geograph Geographic Information System by the GIS Research Center, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences.

Freshness

Last updated on Data.gov: 2026-04-10.

Geography

Russia and Middle Asian Mountains.