Study of the impact of technogenic processes on geophysical activity

Abstract

© 2020 International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference. All rights reserved. Currently, particular attention is paid to the study of connection between geophysical phenomena and technogenic processes. At the same time, the structural parameters of the Earth's internal structure and its core, change in natural characteristics of water basins as well as dynamics of oil and gas deposits are being investigated. This paper describes a new method for studying geophysical phenomena depending on the state of large water basins. With this purpose, we conducted a correlation analysis between astrometric observations of latitude variations and Kuybyshev Reservoir dynamics. As a result, it was revealed that geophysical activity significantly depended on the state of the water basin itself. It was also found, there was a systematic motion near the Earth's surface layers. During the investigation, polar and non-polar components were removed from the astrometric latitude measurements in order to produce the mean latitude dynamics' gradient. The study of the produced gradient curve pointed at the probable change in surface layers slope of 12.26” a year. In other words, the territory subsidence was taking place. We may therefore conclude that large water basins cause some technogenic influence on the surrounding territories and are likely to cause variations of the ground surface. The results produced in this work may be useful for performing geodetic works near large water basins and allows assessing negative impact on the living systems located close to the source of technogenic processes.