Studying the restoration dynamics of natural ecosystems disturbed by the development of geo-resources based on satellite observations

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2024-6-52-58

Читать на русскоя языкеS.P. Ostapenko, S.P. Mesyats
Mining Institute Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №6 / 2024 p. 52-58

Abstract: Factors of the restoration dynamics for natural ecosystems disturbed during the development of geo-resources were identified within the framework of the eco-investment approach to support decision-making on greening the mining operations in Arctic conditions. A methodological approach to study the restoration dynamics of the natural ecosystems disturbed during the development of georesources was developed based on medium-resolution satellite images. It uses a fuzzy neural network model of the relationship between the restoration factors based on the monitoring data for a phytocenosis formed over an artificial gramineous phytocenosis on the enclosing dam of an active tailings dump of ores processing facilities at the Khibiny group of deposits, for the period from 2000 to 2023. An algorithm was developed for a four-fold improvement in the spatial resolution of remote sensing of the surface temperature at the monitored sites based on the MODIS thermal satellite images by reverse calculation of the brightness temperature with account for the difference in the emissivity of their surface due to the vegetation cover, and minimizing the discrepancy between the observed and predicted values of the temperature field. It was found that the determining restoration factors are the minimum land surface temperature and water availability. A spatial distribution of the restoration trends has been identified in the natural ecosystems as well as the priority of the plant moisture stress index.

Keywords: Arctic region, development of geo-resources, ore processing waste, tailings dump, artificial phytocenosis, restoration of natural ecosystems, satellite data, vegetation index, plant moisture stress index, land surface temperature

Acknowledgments: The work was executed within the framework of the State Assignment No. FMEZ-2022-0006 “Development of the eco-investment approach methodology to restoration of natural ecosystems disturbed during the development of georesources”. The initial data of the MODIS satellite observations were collected from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) server. The data were processed using the following freely distributable software: the SeaDAS satellite data processing system, GRASS and QGIS geoinformation systems, FisPro fuzzy data processing system, GNUPlot data visualization system.

For citation: Ostapenko S.P., Mesyats S.P. Studying the restoration dynamics of natural ecosystems disturbed by the development of geo-resources based on satellite observations. Russian Mining Industry. 2024;(6):52–58. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30686/1609-9192-2024-6-52-58

Article info

Received: 30.09.2024

Revised: 18.11.2024

Accepted: 25.11.2024

Information about the authors

Sergey P. Ostapenko – Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Leading Researcher, Mining Institute of the Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Science; Apatity, Russian Federation; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Svetlana P. Mesyats – Leading Researcher, Mining Institute of the Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Science; Apatity, Russian Federation; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9929-8067; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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