Articles | Volume 379
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-379-49-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-379-49-2018
Pre-conference publication
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05 Jun 2018
Pre-conference publication |  | 05 Jun 2018

Application of remote sensing data for measuring freshwater ecosystems changes below the Zeya dam in the Russian Far East

Oxana I. Nikitina, Kirill Y. Bazarov, and Evgeny G. Egidarev

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Large dams cause extensive environmental impacts. The Zeya hydropower dam is located on the left-bank tributary of the Amur-Heilong, one of the ten largest rivers on Earth. The territory affected by the Zeya dam comprises biodiverse areas. An estimation of the transformation of the freshwater ecosystems is required to develop measures necessary either to maintain or restore disrupted ecosystems. Application of remote sensing methods allows measuring characteristics of the ecosystem's components.