Conditions and Prerequisites for Organizing a Scientific Field Research Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies on Sakhalin Island

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  • Darya А. Bobrova Special Research Bureau for Automation of Marine Researches FEB RAS

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https://doi.org/10.34753/HS.2025.7.2.152
+ Keywords

snow cover, avalanches, snow avalanche processes, snow and avalanche monitoring, research center, snow avalanche station, Sakhalin Island

+ Abstract

Amid climate change and rising avalanche risks in Russia, establishing scientific field centers focused on snow cover and avalanche processes is essential. Key priorities include developing facilities in high-risk regions like Sakhalin Island, which experiences significant avalanche activity and historical data on avalanches affecting populations and infrastructure. This study examines the natural, climatic, geographic, and socio-economic conditions necessary for creating such a center on Sakhalin. It highlights terrain features, precipitation levels, snowpack composition, and avalanche formation factors. Renewing systematic observations and expanding field stations in the Russian Far East is vital for enhancing safety and sustainable development. Organizational aspects, recommended staffing, and technical needs are also discussed.

+ Author Biographies

Darya А. Bobrova

Ph. D. (Geography), Senior Researcher, head of the Laboratory for Optimization of Measurement Platforms, Special Research Bureau for Automation of Marine Researches FEB RAS,
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, SPIN-code: 7443-1359, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5768-2677

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2025-11-26

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Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025): Hydrosphere. Hazard processes and phenomena

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Hazardous processes in the hydrosphere: fundamental and engineering aspects

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Bobrova D. А. (2025). Conditions and Prerequisites for Organizing a Scientific Field Research Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies on Sakhalin Island. Hydrosphere. Hazard Processes and Phenomena, 7(2), 152-165. https://doi.org/10.34753/HS.2025.7.2.152

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