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MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFICATION OF THE PEAK LEVELS OF SPRING ICE RUN AT THE ARCTIC RIVERS Machine Learning Classification of the Peak Levels of Spring Ice Run at the Arctic Rivers

Опубликовано в Russian Journal of Earth Sciences · Том 26, Номер 3 · Номер статьи: ES3016 · Рубрика: ОРИГИНАЛЬНЫЕ СТАТЬИ
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2205/2026es001147 · EDN: ESQYLD
Получено: 02.06.2026 Одобрено: 02.07.2026 Опубликовано: 31.08.2026 Язык публикаций: RUS
Floods during spring ice run are among the most hazardous hydrological phenomena at the rivers of the northern part of the European territory of Russia (ETR). This paper presents an original approach to classifying the peak levels of spring ice run against the critical water level thresholds (markers of adverse and hazardous phenomena) during spring ice run in the lower reaches of the Onega, the Northern Dvina, the Mezen, and the Pechora rivers. This approach is based on the consolidation of heterogeneous data in spatiotemporal neighborhoods and the application of machine learning methods. A comprehensive dataset, which includes long-term hydrological and meteorological observation series for 1961–2023, channel and catchment morphometric characteristics, and ice regime indicators, aggregated within a circular neighborhood with a radius of 25–250 km around 29 hydrometric stations, has been developed. On the basis of the analysis of hydrological data of 7 locations in the lower reaches of the studied rivers, the effectiveness of classical models of machine learning for binary classification of hydrological situations is demonstrated (“no adverse or hazardous phenomenon” / “adverse or hazardous phenomenon”). Five machine learning model training strategies have been tested (general training, spatial generalization across basins and stations, and isolated training). Isolated training was found to provide the best classification quality for three of the four studied basins (Onega, Northern Dvina, Mezen; F1-macro 0.684–1.000), while model transferring between river basins has demonstrated lower quality (F1-macro 0.255–0.608) due to the high specificity of local hydrological conditions. Spatial generalization at the station level within a single basin (F1-macro 0.684–0.774) is recommended when observations are limited. Feature importance analysis revealed the key role of temperature, precipitation, and hydrological predictors. The developed methods can be useful in planning emergency prevention measures.
systems analysis, geospatial data, multiparametric analysis, data consolidation, ice run, ice jams, hydrological forecasting, risk management
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This work was conducted in the framework of budgetary funding of the Russian University of Transport (Project No. 103-00001-26-00, dated January 15, 2026). This work employed facilities and data provided by the Shared Research Facility “Analytical Geomagnetic Data Center” of the Geophysical Center of RAS (http://ckp.gcras.ru/).
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