The Signs and the Role of Structures of Subsurface Flow in Permafrost Zone

Water Resources - The subsurface runoff in the permafrost zone shows considerable structural and seasonal specifics. The structural features are due, on the one hand, to the lithologically...     

Importance of the Variability of Geocryological Conditions in the Determination of the Significance of the Lakes in the Structure of Regional Water Discharge

Water Resources - The dynamics of the talik zones, associated both with the internal cyclical nature of their development and with climate changes, leads to temporary differences in the volume of...     

The Scientific Basis of Water Safety of Crimea: Problems and Solutions

Water Resources - The present-day knowledge of Crimean water resources is analyzed; the data on surface water and, the more so, deposits of groundwater, as well as the interaction between them are...     

Complex analysis of the damage caused by geocryologic processes (as exemplified by effects on the Chara-China Railway track, Transbaikal region)

The report presents an analysis of a unique data set demonstrating the influence of geocryological processes on the 75-km Chara-China Railway track (northern Transbaikal region). The originality of these investigations lies in the study of the influence of natural processes on the road in the absence of any repair works or protective and compensating measures for a long period of time (1998~2014). These conditions allowed assessment of the actual damage to the railroad.     

GEOECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY DISTURBED AREAS BASED ON CARTOGRAPHIC MODELING: THE EXAMPLE OF AREAS OF MINERAL DEVELOPMENT

The authors describe the results of an extensive geomorphologic mapping program for the Kura-Araks Lowland of Azerbaijan, designed to increase the level of background information available for the rational planning and operation of irrigation systems. A particular focus is placed upon the identification and depiction of landforms of the Lowland exerting an influence on hydrogeologic conditions, the ground water regime, and on crop cultivation patterns. Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA 22308 from: Geografiya i prirodnyye resursy, 1995, No. 4, pp. 169-171.     

Nevelsk Earthquakes on Sakhalin Island on August 17, 2006 and August 2, 2007: the Results of a Field Macroseismic Survey of the Objects

The results of a survey of a number of objects in the field and towns of Nevelsk and Gornozavodsk, which were in the epicenter of an earthquake, are presented.     

Comparative Analysis of Hepatic Biomarkers of Black Scorpionfish Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758 from Sevastopol Water Areas (the Black Sea) with Different Pollution Levels

Water Resources - Comparative analysis was carried out for some biochemical characteristics of the liver of Black Scorpionfish Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758, from Sevastopol water areas (the...