Geomorphologic map of the 1st Mutnaya River, Southeastern Kamchatka, Russia

• Published in: Journal of mountain science Vol. 14; no. 12; pp. 2373 - 2390
• Main Authors: Romanescu, Gheorghe, Chalov, Sergey, Stoleriu, Cristian Constantin, Mihu-Pintilie, Alin, Angileri, Silvia Eleonora, Kuznetsova, Yulia, Cama, Mariaelena, Maerker, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Science Press 01-12-2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biological evolution; Cartography; Catchment area; Drains; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Ecology; Environment; Fires; Geographic information systems; Geographical information systems; Geography; Geomorphology; Glaciers; Hazards; Landforms; Remote sensing; Rivers; Satellite navigation systems; Slope; Volcanic activity; Volcanoes; GIS; Terrain analysis; Digital Surface Model (DSM); Glacio-volcanism; Landform modelling; Advanced Land Observation Satellite (ALOS); Processes and forms; Geomorphological mapping
• ISSN: 1672-6316; 1993-0321; 1008-2786
• DOI: 10.1007/s11629-017-4358-3

The Kamchatka Peninsula - situated in the Pacific ＂Ring of Fire＂ - has 29 active and over 4oo extinct volcanoes. Since it is situated in the northeastern extremity of Russia, in subarctic climate, the volcanic landforms are overprinted by the 446 glaciers. This research focuses on the ltMutnaya catchment which drains the southern slopes of two active volcanoes： Avachinsky and Koryaksky. Those volcanoes are a permanent threat for the cities of Petropavlovsk and Elizovo, which are the 2 of 3 cities of the peninsula. Hence, most of the studies carriedout in the area dealt with the natural hazards and only few focus on landscape evolution. Thus, the purpose of this study was to elaborate a cartographic approach which integrates classic geomorphology with state of the art GIS and remote sensing techniques. As result, different landforms and related processes have been analysed and included geomorphologic map of the in the first general ltMutnaya catchment.