Open AccessRisk analysis of mudflows in the Central Caucasus
Author(s) -
А М Алейникова,
Tatiana Gaivoron,
N V Marsheva,
G M Mainasheva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/579/1/012098
Subject(s) - mudflow , geology , glacial period , natural (archaeology) , physical geography , population , hazard , natural hazard , earth science , geography , geomorphology , landslide , oceanography , paleontology , ecology , demography , sociology , biology
Hazardous natural processes, including mudflows, are changing natural geomorphological processes, mountain landscapes, threatening the safety of the population. Due to climate changes in recent decades in the Caucasus there has been reduction in the area of glaciations, increased mudflow hazard. In the work, the possibility of mudflows in the Central Caucasus based on the interpretation of time-varying satellite images is analyzed. A forecast is given for the development of mudflow processes in connection with the degradation of glaciation.