Ecological Effects of Contemporary Global Warming in Forest Geosystems of the Volga River Basin

The problems of modern geological ecology associated with the study of pollution of sediments of water bodies by heavy metals are considered. The Volga River basin is quite heterogeneous, both in geomorphological and hydrological terms, and in thechnogenical development and usage. A fourrank taxonomy is presented for the selection of sites for monitoring, based on a combination of natural, landscape, climatic and thechnogenical factors. To the largest – the highest taxon – sites of the Ist category – bowls of reservoirs with the slopes and the urban zones, industrial and agricultural structures located within them are carried. Within these areas are allocated to smaller taxa, areas category IInd are the industrial and urban zones, areas category IIIrd are the small rivers without significant contamination and areas category IVth to conduct special observations. The examples of special observations in the study of the annual migration of heavy metals in the system «bottom sediments – water column» on the Ivankovo reservoir are highlighted. The investigations were carried out under the conditions of the standard flow rate for this reservoir and in the conditions of slow water exchange.

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STRATIGRAPHY AND ECOSTRATIGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF FORAMINIFERAL MORPHOGROUPS FROM THE UPPER JURASSIC OF THE MAKAR’YEV SECTION (Unzha River, Volga River basin)

Геология и геофизика ◽

10.15372/gig20170107 ◽

2017 ◽

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

Upper Jurassic ◽

Volga River ◽

Volga River Basin

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GIS Application to Water Quality Management in the Upper Volga River Basin: Joint TVA/Russia Project

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1993.0410 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 28 (3-5) ◽

pp. 119-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tatiana Belyaeva ◽

John M. Higgins ◽

Natalia Kirpichnikova ◽

Irina Lanzova ◽

James R. Hagerman

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

Water Quality Management ◽

Conceptual Approach ◽

Management Options ◽

Volga River ◽

Volga River Basin ◽

Joint Project ◽

Upper Volga ◽

Tennessee Valley ◽

Resource Data

The Water Problem Institute of the Russian Academy of Science and the Tennessee Valley Authority are participating in a joint project to demonstrate the use of geographic information systems (GIS) in managing water resources under the changing economic system in Russia. The purpose is to improve decisions by better organizing, analyzing, and presenting water resource data and management options. Results to date include development of a conceptual approach and review of existing data. The project area includes the Upper Volga River Basin which encompasses the Moscow metropolitan area. Data are being managed at three levels depending on the scale and detail (i.e., regional, watershed, and local). Initial conclusions indicate a great potential for this technology, but many obstacles due to the current economic situation.

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