Aerial and space materials applied to geoecological problems of coastal zones and shelf (with special reference to the Buor-Khaya Bay, the Laptevs Sea)

Abstract

Aerial and space survey provided materials for compiling a series of maps, including geomorphological, geological, morphostructural, lithodynamic maps and a map showing sources of man-induced contamination. A resulting map of geoecological regionalisation based on those listed above permits to estimate qualitatively the ecological state on any region in conventional units. The Buor-Khaya Bay, the Laptevs' Sea, is taken as a reference case.