Field Of Earth Sciences Research Articles

Gravity field of Sarmatia according to satellite data (model EIGEN-6S2) and its interpretation

The paper presents a brief overview of satellite observations of the CHAMP, GRACE and GOCE missions to study the Earth’s global gravity field, and the used mathematical apparatus in the form of an expansion of the geopotential in spherical harmonics. The application of satellite data in various fields of Earth Sciences is considered. As a basic global model of the Earth’s gravity field based on satellite data we used the EIGEN-6S2 model [Rudenko et al, 2014] that combines satellite mission data GRACE and GOCE, and also uses satellite data of LAGEOUS laser ranging. On its basis, the gravity field of Sarmatia was analyzed using the Free Air anomalies, Bouguer anomalies, the second radial derivative of the geopotential and the geoid heights. The geological units of Sarmatia and its surroundings are most clearly manifested in the Free Air anomalies and in the distribution of the second derivative of the geopotential, showing differences in the gravity field pattern of the Ukrainian Shield, the Voronezh Massif, and the Pripyat-Dnieper-Donets basin (PDDB) with characteristic anomalies of the general northwest strike. The continuation of the PDDB in a southeastern direction through the Karpinsky Swell to the northern part of the Caspian Sea confirms the existence of an extended ancient tectonic zone of the Sarmato-Turanian lineament. The geoid within Sarmatia shows in general a regional west-east gradient change from +40 m in the west to -10 m in the east. Such large-scale geoid changes are determined by the Sarmatia position between two global geoid anomalies — the maximum of the North Atlantic and the minimum of the Indian Ocean.

Numerical simulation of the White sea

We describe our experience of three-dimensional numerical simulation of thermohydrodynamic and biogeochemical processes in the White Sea in collaboration with several institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences and foreign colleagues. The comprehensive model of the White Sea, called JASMINE, is based on the FEMAO model of the Arctic Ocean. It reproduces the dynamics of sea water and ice and includes, i. a., a pelagic biogeochemical submodel BFM, which is able to describe fluxes of matter between scalar fields corresponding to groups of organisms or organic and inorganic matter of various forms and fractions. Matter and energy exchange with bottom sediments and sea ice has also been modeled, and the model includes a sea-ice ecology block BFMSI. Besides, it is possible to simulate contamination transport for tracers of arbitrary origin. We relate the history of developing the model, tell how the spatial resolution was increased, describe the resolved and yet unresolved problems. The problem of boundary values is discussed, as well as the possibility of a cascade simulation, where coarser models of larger objects provide data for more precise regional models. As an example, we introduce the already implemented interaction between the INM RAS model of the Earth system and JASMINE on INM RAS cluster. We touch upon the systemic problem of the development of complex computing systems in the field of Earth sciences, i. e. the lack of documentation and community, and the fact that the project depends on the availability of a single person: the author of the model. A prototype of a data assimilation system for the model is described: it allows correcting the phase state according to observational data (such as station data). The possibilities of carrying out numerical experiments are demonstrated: the transfer of a passive tracer with a delta-shaped initial distribution, the response of the sea to climate change and, in particular, to variations in river runoff, and other applications of the model to achieve a better understanding of the processes in the White Sea.

TRANSFORMING DATA INTO ADDED-VALUE INFORMATION: THE DESIGN OF SCIENTIFIC MEASUREMENT MODELS THROUGH THE LENS OF DESIGN THEORY

AbstractTransforming data into added-value information is a recurrent issue in the context of “big data” phenomenon, as new sources of data become increasingly available. This paper proposes to offer a fresh look on how data and added-value information are linked through the design of specific models. This investigation is based on design theory, used as an analysis framework, and on a historical example in the Earth science field. It aims at unveiling the reasoning logic behind the design process of models combining data science and domain knowledge in specific ways, especially involving not only knowledge about the physical phenomena but also on the measuring instrument itself. More specifically, this paper shows how specific efforts on exploring the originality of the new instrument compared to existing ones can result in designing performant models to transform new sources of data into information. This also suggests several important competencies to be involved in the model-design process: (1) a detailed understanding of the limitations of existing models (2) the ability to explore both the originality of the new source of data compared to existing ones (3) the ability of leveraging independent data sources.

A Lightweight Prototype of a Magnetometric System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

Detection of the Earth’s magnetic field anomalies is the basis of many types of studies in the field of earth sciences and archaeology. These surveys require different ways to carry out the measures but they have in common that they can be very tiring or expensive. There are now several lightweight commercially available magnetic sensors that allow light-UAVs to be equipped to perform airborne measurements for a wide range of scenarios. In this work, the realization and functioning of an airborne magnetometer prototype were presented and discussed. Tests and measures for the validation of the experimental setup for some applications were reported. The flight sessions, appropriately programmed for different types of measurements, made it possible to evaluate the performance of this detection methodology, highlighting the advantages and drawbacks or limitations and future developments. From the results obtained it was possible to verify that the measurement system is capable of carrying out local and potentially archaeological magnetometric measurements with the necessary precautions.

Porosity Prediction With Uncertainty Quantification From Multiple Seismic Attributes Using Random Forest

AbstractInferring porosity of subsurface from seismic data is of profound significance to many fields of Earth science and engineering applications, including but not limited to: hydrocarbon reservoir characterization, underground water flow modeling, geological CO2 storage, and geothermal energy exploitation. Traditional model‐driven approaches confront the problems of strong nonlinearity and geological heterogeneity, while machine learning is good at nonlinear mapping, providing higher efficiency and accuracy as well. We propose a Random Forest (RF) based method using multiple seismic attributes to predict the underground porosity distribution with uncertainty quantification. The standard deviation of base models' predictions is used to quantify the regression uncertainty of RF. The uncertainty can robustly indicate the prediction quality in numerous experiments, where low uncertainty corresponds to relatively precise prediction and high uncertainty gives a possibility of larger errors. Furthermore, we utilize the quantified uncertainty to improve the RF regression accuracy by correcting the originally predicted porosity according to the statistical relationship between the absolute error and the standard deviation. The application of the proposed method on seismic data shows its potential to characterize spatially varying reservoir parameters, and the quantified uncertainty profile offers insights into risk evaluation for hydrocarbon exploration and development.

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2nd International Conference Earth Science and Energy (ICESE) 20202nd International Conference Earth Science and Energy (ICESE) 2020We are glad to introduce you the proceedings of the first 2nd International Conference Earth Science and Energy (ICESE) 2020. The 2nd ICESE 2020 addresses challenges and innovations the field of Food Science, Earth Science, Environmental Science and Environmental Issue. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, educators and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of science, Energy, Food Science, Forest Science and environmental issue related.As we may aware, the World Health Organization officially declared the novel coronavirus COVID-19 a pandemic. Governments around the world are now issuing restrictions on travel, gatherings, and meetings in an effort to limit and slow the spread of the virus. The health and safety of the author and reseacher community is our first priority and we are supporting these efforts. Therefore, the ICESE 2020 conference was held virtually on 11 November 2020.List of Chair of the Organizing Committee, Editors, Host Organizer, Committee are available in this pdf.

НУЖНА ЛИ УЧЕНОМУ ПЕРСОНАЛЬНАЯ ЭЛЕКТРОННАЯ БИБЛИОТЕКА?

A calculation of the amount of literature that should be processed by a scientist when conducting research in the field of Earth science has been made. An approximate estimate of the volume of literary sources processed by a scientist is 10000 works over 20 years. To work with such a large volume of literature it is necessary to use programs of bibliographic managers. The EndNote and Mendelay software are reviewed. The problems of such software packages and their advantages are discussed. The main disadvantage is the lack of support for long-term literature review work. In addition, there is insufficient support for hierarchical systems of semantic-intelligent relationship of articles with problems of the science of the Earth. The limitations of professional software of the bibliography managers forced to develop our own bibliographic manager. Algorithms of its operating bibliographic system, which realized implementation in the Access Microsoft program, are considered. The proposed algorithm can be used in other fields of science as well.

Random-forest based adjusting method for wind forecast of WRF model

Nowadays, machine learning (ML) methods have gained much attention and have been applied in some important related applications in earth science field, including observation data mining, geoscience image recognition, remote sensing image classification and so on. These ML-based applications play important roles in our daily life. However, in meteorological and oceanographic forecast, numerical is still the most popular method. Although researchers have proposed some ML-based prediction methods to overcome the shortcomings of numerical weather forecast methods, the explainability for the forecast result of artificial intelligence (AI) technology is still not as good as numerical weather forecast methods. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a random forest based adjusting method, which introduces AI technology to correct wind prediction results of numerical model. The proposed adjusting method greatly improves the accuracy of forecast results. Furthermore, the physical meanings of parameters in the numerical model are retained in adjusting results. From experimental evaluations, it is obvious that the root mean square error (RMSE) of each feature is reduced greatly. In detail, the average RMSE of 10m wind decreased by more than 45%, and the average RMSE of sea level pressure decreased by more than 50%. It is worth noting that the improvement here is the average of all forecasts for whole region within 7 days.

A THOROUGH EDITION ON THE HISTORY OF MINERALOGY IN UKRAINE

Data on the history of mineralogical research and knowledge in Ukraine from ancient times to the 90s of the XX century are concentrates in the thorough final work and the prehistory, origin, formation and comprehensive development («golden age») of mineralogy in Ukraine are characterized in varying detail. It is shown that mineralogical researches acquire systemicity from the 50s of the XX century, thanks mainly to the activities of the Lviv Geological and Ukrainian Mineralogical Societie, Lviv University and M. P. Semenenko Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Ore Formation оf the NAS of Ukraine. The analysis shows that Ukrainian scientists in difficult conditions without their statehood, as part of various metropolises, developed the basic principles of mineralogical science, and therefore it, as soon as geopolitically it became possible, reached its apogee in the «golden age» of mineralogy. It was marked by significant fundamental achievements, which in the complex contributed to the compilation of various geological maps as a basis for the creation of the Geological Survey of Ukraine schemes for the distribution of fields of metallic and non-metallic minerals. The problem of discovering new minerals and publishing a modern monographic compilation of Ukraine,such as the multivolume «Mineralogical Encyclopedia of Ukraine», remains acute. The new modern edition on the history of mineralogy in Ukraine is timely and extremely necessary for specialists in the field of Earth sciences and other fields of science, so it can be used by scientists, teachers, geologists, historians, graduate students and students, as well as the general public community.

Discipline layout and application guide for earth sciences from leading international science foundations and agencies

According to the principle of being “derived from the logical structure of the knowledge system and promoted through the integration and application of knowledge”, advancement in interdisciplinary research is one of the three core tasks of the deepening reform of the National Natural Science Fund in the new era. This article takes an international vision by first investigating the disciplinary layout and application guide for the field of earth sciences offered by leading international science foundations and agencies including the National Science Foundation, United States (NSF); National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Agence Nationale De Le Recherche; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); European Research Council; Australian Research Council; Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment; and National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). These application guides include categories of guidelines, extensive application codes, and subdivided application codes. Compared with the existing hierarchical structure for application codes in the field of earth sciences at NSFC, the feasibility and necessity of promoting the optimization of the disciplinary layout and reform of application codes are discussed. Then, it is proposed that the disciplinary layout should be based on the current conditions as well as the future developmental needs of China and that the optimization of application codes should consider the needs of both application guidance rationality and management applicability. Moreover, the setting of application codes should include self-consistent disciplines; exhibit stable inheritance; and support services, emerging intersections, and national needs. To optimize the disciplinary layout, improve the basic research capabilities, and account for the scale of basic research teams and human management resources, the application codes need to be optimized on the basis of three key factors: Extensive application codes, subdivided application codes, and intelligent assistance. Only in this way can the core mission of science foundation management reforms be fulfilled and the goal of building a science foundation management system with advanced concepts, standardized systems, fairness, and efficiency be achieved. In the future, NSFC should focus on the differences between basic scientific research conducted by large and small countries, pay more attention to balanced development in the discipline layout, develop basic general research, and comprehensively promote the growth of the earth science fund. During the past two years, under the guidance of clear, overall strategic planning and top-level design, NSFC’s Department of Earth Sciences has deployed multiple major projects by guidelines, such as those for the major basic science projects of the Sichuan-Tibet railway and frontier projects of basic polar science as well as special projects related to 2019-nCoV research, ecological protection and sustainable development of the Yellow River Basin, and deep-time earth science knowledge graphing and knowledge evolution. These established projects have played key roles in enabling NSFC to meet the major national needs and push forward international scientific frontiers. In the future, NSFC should continue to pay significant attention to strategic research and the top-level design of funding deployment. Moreover, the foundation should strengthen the overall consideration of the top-level strategic results of earth sciences and the layout of the science fund. In practice, the focus should be on the promotion of basic scientific research rather than servicing the other needs of different disciplines. By further improving the condensed mechanism and management methods of the major projects of earth sciences, the important role of guidelines in funding effectiveness will be strengthened. This article can provide the necessary international vision and strategic support for the reform of the application codes of NSFC.

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Development of Molybdenum Isotopic Certified Reference Materials with SI‐traceable Property Values

Molybdenum isotopes have been widely studied and applied to various fields of Earth and planetary sciences in recent years. Inspired by the increasing demand for reliable and comparable measurement data, three molybdenum isotopic reference materials have been developed by the National Institute of Metrology (China), including one natural‐abundance iCRM (GBW 04504) and two isotopically enriched iCRMs of 97Mo (GBW 04505) and 100Mo (GBW 04506), respectively. The property values of isotope amount ratios and isotopic abundances of these iCRMs have been certified by fully calibrated mass spectrometry using a multi‐collector inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometer. The instrumental mass bias correction was performed using five synthetic isotope mixtures, which were gravimetrically prepared by all seven high‐purity molybdenum isotope materials. The determined absolute molybdenum isotopic compositions of GBW 04504, 04505 and 04506 are thus traceable to the SI units kilogram and mole. On the basis of the assessment in ISO Guide 35: 2017, these iCRMs exhibited sufficient homogeneity and stability for the application of molybdenum isotope‐ratio determinations. The δ98/95MoNIST SRM 3134 value of GBW 04504 was measured as −0.31 ± 0.07‰ (1sm) relative to the delta zero reference material NIST SRM 3134 (Lot No. 130418).

Modern approaches to sectorial education in geology and mining via museum activities and digital technologies

Development of innovative methods and approaches in education is an important task for the educational system in the era of digitalization. The goal of this article is to present the experience of interaction between Vernadsky State Geological Museum of Russian Academy of Sciences and the educational community based on digital technologies. The work under consideration targets implementation of museum facilities and methods for education in the field of Earth sciences using state-of-art technologies. It results in a new quality of communication environment within the continuous education system applied as for education as such so for career guidance in mining and geology. The paper presents examples of innovative techniques and methods such as scientific and educational projects and programs, on-line video lectures, teleconferences with universities being conducted by leading scientists of Russian Academy of Sciences, businessmen, and politicians, schoolchildren’s ‘Young Geologists Club’ and participation of its members in various contests both in off- and on-line modes. The accumulated experience demonstrates success of the digital technologies’ use and their integration into the educational environment. The study was carried out under R&D Project No. 0140-2019-0006.

Current Situation and Optimization Strategy of Earth Science Talents Training in Colleges and Universities

After a lot of analysis and exploration, the researchers said that at present, there are still some shortcomings in the process of developing the earth science talents training in Chinese universities, which leads to the relatively low level of the earth science talents training, which is not conducive to the cultivation and construction of the earth science talents, and has a very adverse impact on the development of China’s earth science field. To solve this problem, college teachers should actively change and innovate their teaching ideas, so as to effectively realize the transformation of earth science talents training mode, and lay a solid foundation and guarantee for the construction of earth science talents in China. In this paper, the development of geoscience talents education in colleges and universities in China at present is analyzed, and the corresponding countermeasures are put forward in combination with teaching practice, aiming at further realizing the cultivation of geoscience talents, thus delivering fresh blood for the development of geoscience in China.

Going Digital: Persistent Identifiers for Research Samples, Resources and Instruments

The uptake of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) has increased in recent years and has improved the Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability (FAIR) of various research related objects (e.g., data, software, researchers and research organisations). The uptake of PIDs for physical aspects of research (such as samples, artefacts, reagents and analyses instruments) has thus far been embraced primarily for use in the fields of Earth and life Sciences. Wider adoption of PIDs for physical aspects of research can improve the findability and accessibility of these resources, which will allow for data to be put into more detailed context. By using PIDs all the information about a sample or artefact could be more easily available in a single location, allowing for persistent links to other sources of relevant information. Through the use of interoperable (metadata) standards and shared forms of documentation it will be easier to collaborate across multiple disciplines and the reusability of resulting data and the physical samples and artefacts themselves will improve. Wider adoption of PIDs for physical aspects of research is challenging, as research communities will have to work together to establish relevant standards that are meaningful across multiple domains. The infrastructure for wider adoption already exists, it is now up to research communities to adopt standards and PIDs for the physical aspects of their research and up to funding and research institutes to support this broader adoption.

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6th World Multidisciplinary Earth Sciences Symposium -WMESS 2020This volume of “ IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)” contains the papers presented in the “6th World Multidisciplinary Earth Sciences Symposium” in the city of romance Prague (Czech Republic) during 7-11 September 2020. The aim of the WMESS 2020 is to provide a forum for discussion of the latest findings and technologies in different fields of Earth Sciences, to give opportunities for future collaborations. It is a platform for sharing knowledge and experiences in the fields of Earth Sciences by providing a forum for early career researchers for presentation of their work and discussion of their ideas with experts in different fields of Earth Sciences.WMESS 2020 (www.mess-earth.org) is the 6th of the Annual series with its main mission to contribute in multidisciplinary studies related with Earth Sciences, and improvment of interactions between researchers. WMESS 2020 also provided a forum for this diverse range of studies which report the latest results and document emerging understanding of related systems and our place in it.We would like to show our deep gratitude to the honored Scientific Committee and Institutional Scientific Partners of WMESS 2020. The Scientific Committee and Institutional Scientific Partners of WMESS 2020 was completed by paying strict attention, and all members were selected from well-known, very much appreciated, productive and representatives of the different countries. We are deeply grateful to the members of the scientific committee and institutional scientific partners.All the missions of World Multidisciplinary Earth Sciences Symposium - WMESS 2020 were completed, and 109 peer reviewed articles were published. We would like to thank all reviewers for their great effort to achieve the high quality of published articles.We thank to the sponsors of WMESS 2020 (as main sponsors LAMA Energy Group, LAMA Gas and Oil, and to be co-sponsor Prague City Tourism) for their very much appreciated supports during the organization of “World Multidisciplinary Earth Science Symposium - WMESS 2020”. Of course, we would like to express my sincere gratitude to all participants from different countries all over the world for their interests and contributions in WMESS 2020. Another thank goes to the team of WMESS 2020 for their very much appreciated high workload during year.Işık YILMAZMarian MARSCHALKOMarian DRUSAEditors of WMESS 2020

Focus on glaciers: a geo-photo exposition of vanishing beauty

Abstract. Scientific research, respect for the environment, and passion for photography merged into an exceptional heritage of images collected by the researchers and technicians of the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (OGS). The images were taken during past scientific expeditions conducted all over the world to widen scientific knowledge in the fields of Earth and ocean sciences, to raise awareness on the environment and conservation of natural resources, and to mitigate natural risks. In this paper, we describe a photographic exhibition organized using some of the OGS images to draw public attention to the striking effects of global warming. In the artistic images displayed, the glaciers were the protagonists. Their infinite greyish blue shades and impossible shapes were worthy of a great sculptor, and the boundaries with rocks or with the sea were sometimes sharp and dramatic and sometimes so nuanced that they looked like watercolours. The beauty of the images attracted the attention of the public to unknown realities, allowing us to document the dramatic retreat of the Alpine glaciers and to show the majesty of the Arctic and Antarctic landscapes, which are fated to vanish under the present climate warming trend. The choice of the exhibition location allowed us to reach a broad public of working-age adults, who are difficult to involve in outreach events. The creators of the images were present during the exhibition to respond to visitors' curiosity about research targets, the emotional and environmental context, and the technical details or aesthetic choices of the photographs.

Russian Geomorphological School: 100 Years of Development

In connection with the recent centennial (2018) of Russian geomorphology, we examined the history of the origin and development of geomorphological knowledge in this country. We analyzed the main stages of the formation of national geomorphology: from the prehistory (17th‒18th centuries) and the incubation period (19th‒early 20th centuries) to an intense development in the Soviet period (most of the 20th century) and the modern stage. We distinguished the main driving forces of this process: the enormous size of the country and the corresponding diversity of landscapes, a high economic need for development of natural resources, and a need for effective systematization of knowledge in the field of Earth sciences. We also emphasized the continuity and close connection of the development of geomorphology in Russia/USSR and in other countries. Particular attention was paid to the Russian geomorphological schools concentrated in major educational and scientific centers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Irkutsk, Kazan, Tomsk, etc. National researchers of these schools promote important scientific fields, such as structural geomorphology (morphotectonics), climatic (exogenous) geomorphology, geomorphological systematics and cartography, evolutionary geomorphology, morphometry, dynamic and engineering geomorphology, environmental, social geomorphology, etc. Separately, we mentioned the contribution to the Russian geomorphological science by famous scientists: P.A. Kropotkin, V.V. Dokuchaev, D.N. Anuchin, M.M. Tetyaev, Ya.S. Edelstein, I.S. Shchukin, K.K. Markov, S.S. Schulz, I.P. Gerasimov, Yu.A. Meshcheryakov, D.A. Timofeev, O.K. Leontyev, Yu.G. Simonov, N.A. Florensov, G.F. Ufimtsev, A.N. Lastochkin, and many others. Finally, we emphasized that today Russia’s geomorphology has entered a new stage of development corresponding to current world trends: the study of inaccessible terrain (submarine, subglacial, extraterrestrial), digital modeling based on GIS technologies, and integration with other disciplines of the geological and geographical series.

Scale Optimization in Topographic and Hydrographic Feature Mapping Using Fractal Analysis

A new method for selecting optimal scales when mapping topographic or hydrographic features is introduced. The method employs rank-size partition of heavy-tailed distributions to detect nodes of rescaling invariance in the underlying hierarchy of the dataset. These nodes, known as head/tail breaks, can be used to indicate optimal scales. Then, the Fractal Net Evolution Assessment (FNEA) segmentation algorithm is applied with the topographic or hydrographic surfaces to produce optimally scaled objects. A topological transformation allows linking the two processes (partition and segmentation), while fractal dimension of the rescaling process is employed as an optimality metric. The new method is experimented with the two biggest river basins in Greece, namely Pinios and Acheloos river basins, using a digital elevation model as the only input dataset. The method proved successful in identifying a set of optimal scales for mapping elevation, slope, and flow accumulation. Deviation from the ideal conditions for implementing head/tail breaks are discussed. Implementation of the method requires an object-based analysis program and few common geospatial functions embedded in most GIS programs. The new method will assist in revealing underlying environmental processes in a variety of earth science fields and, thus, assist in land management decision-making and mapping generalization.

Response of cracking processes in variations of geophysical fields

This paper discusses a range of issues related to the interpretation of time variations of geophysical fields as a response of the geophysical environment to lunar-solar tidal influences and seismic events under conditions of submeridional compression. A model linking the mechanism of crack formation and generation of geophysical fields has been proposed. The concept of the energy characteristics of a seismic field of deep underground (endogenous) origin along the seismic wave field observed on the Earth's surface for three mutually perpendicular components has been introduced. The results of field studies of simultaneous recording of a seismic wave field by a three-component gradient system and a magnetotelluric field at monitoring sites of the Bishkek Geodynamic Proving Ground (BGPG in Northern Tien Shan) are presented. The test area is situated in an active intracontinental mountain Central Asian Orogenic Belt with the frequent seismicity. For the experiment purposes, we select the Ukok regime monitoring point in the Kochkor basin of Kyrgyz Tien Shan. Because the location is characterized by low-level of seismic noise and the technical-and-industrial influence. The applicability of such a joint approach in geophysics is discussed.According to the results of the experiments performed, we establish a possible causal relationship between lunar-solar tides and activation of the deep underground (endogenous) source. Based on the correlation analysis of gravitational tidal effects, and the results of magnetotelluric monitoring, the azimuthal dependence of the electrical conductivity of the medium was revealed. We detect characteristic changes in the studied electromagnetic parameters, which we identify as a result of the redistribution of fluids between the fracture systems, were. The joint analysis of data from regime magnetotelluric observations and seismicity distribution confirms the high sensitivity of the method to changes in the stress-strain state of the geological environment. The confinement of seismic events to zones with high gradients of variations of apparent electrical resistivity is shown.The work may be of interest to specialists in the field of Earth Sciences, dealing with the interpretation of experimental data from geophysical test sites.