Radiometric and seismic study of Chidvinskaya kimberlite pipe (Arkhangelsk diamondiferous province, North of the East European Craton, Russia)

Se realizaron cálculos geofísicos superficiales en el pasaje de diamante Chidvinskaya de la provincia productora de diamantes de Arkhangelsk (Norte del Craton de Europa Oriental, Rusia). Dichos cálculos incluyeron un estudio gamma-espectrométrico de alta precisión, una estudio de emanación de radón en el aire del suelo y un método de sondeo microsísmico. Se utilizáron cálculos radiométricos para encontrar anomalías de radiactividad de la capa superficial sobre el tubo de Chidvinskaya, el cual podría ser un resultado del impacto del cuerpo kimberlita en un medio huésped. Con la estructura profunda de la pasaje de kimberlita y el medio huésped se formó una imagen mediante el método de sondeo microsísmico. Los resultados indican que el tubo aparece como un cuerpo de alta velocidad. El medio huésped es de baja velocidad que es típico de las rocas con fisuras excesivas. Los valores aumentados de la radiación de rayos gamma total de la capa superficial cercana se observan dentro del contorno de la tubería y superan los valores de fondo de 2 a 4 veces. Se encontró emanación anómala de radón en el aire del suelo en los límites de las tuberías. De acuerdo con los datos de sondeo microsísmico, la zona de contacto cercano es una estructura permeable al gas con excesiva fisuración. Los resultados de los métodos utilizados concuerdan entre sí. El complejo de métodos propuesto ha permitido identificar la característica distintiva de la tubería. doi: https://doi.org/10.22201/igeof.00167169p.2017.56.2.176

EXPLANATION: Exoplanet and Transient Event Investigation Project—Optical Facilities and Solutions

Over the past decades, the achievements in astronomical instrumentation have given rise to a number of novel advanced studies related to the analysis of large arrays of observational data. One of the most famous of these studies is a study of transient events in the near and far space and a search for exoplanets. The main requirements for such kinds of projects are a simultaneous coverage of the largest possible field of view with the highest possible detection limits and temporal resolution. In this study, we present a similar project aimed at creating an extensive, continuously updated survey of transient events and exoplanets. To date, the core of the project incorporates several 0.07–2.5 m optical telescopes and the 6-m BTA telescope of the Special Astrophysical Observatory of RAS (Russia), a number of other Russian observatories and the Bonhyunsan observatory of the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (South Korea). Our attention is mainly focused on the description of two groups of small, wide-angle optical telescopes for primary detection. All the telescopes are originally designed for the goals of the project and may be of interest to the scientific community. A description is also given for a new, high-precision optical spectrograph for the Doppler studies of transient and exoplanet events detected within the project. We present here the philosophy, expectations and first results obtained during the first year of running the project

"Flora of Russia" on iNaturalist: a dataset

The "Flora of Russia" project on iNaturalist brought together professional scientists and amateur naturalists from all over the country. Over 10,000 people are involved in the data collection.Within 20 months the participants accumulated over 750,000 photo observations of 6,853 species of the Russian flora. This constitutes the largest dataset of open spatial data on the country’s biodiversity and a leading source of data on the current state of the national flora. About 85% of all project data are available under free licenses (CC0, CC-BY, CC-BY-NC) and can be freely used in scientific, educational and environmental activities

"Flora of Russia" on iNaturalist: a dataset

The "Flora of Russia" project on iNaturalist brought together professional scientists and amateur naturalists from all over the country. Over 10,000 people are involved in the data collection.Within 20 months the participants accumulated over 750,000 photo observations of 6,853 species of the Russian flora. This constitutes the largest dataset of open spatial data on the country’s biodiversity and a leading source of data on the current state of the national flora. About 85% of all project data are available under free licenses (CC0, CC-BY, CC-BY-NC) and can be freely used in scientific, educational and environmental activities

"Flora of Russia" on iNaturalist: a dataset

The "Flora of Russia" project on iNaturalist brought together professional scientists and amateur naturalists from all over the country. Over 10,000 people are involved in the data collection.Within 20 months the participants accumulated over 750,000 photo observations of 6,853 species of the Russian flora. This constitutes the largest dataset of open spatial data on the country’s biodiversity and a leading source of data on the current state of the national flora. About 85% of all project data are available under free licenses (CC0, CC-BY, CC-BY-NC) and can be freely used in scientific, educational and environmental activities