scholarly journals Research in the Yamal Arctic Region and Subarctic Region in the 2000s

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Н.В. Федорова
Keyword(s):  
Western Siberia ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Subarctic Region ◽  
Cultural Adaptations ◽  
State Register ◽  
Modern Period ◽  
History Of ◽  
Small Team

Археологическое изучение арктической и субарктической зон Западной Сибири проводилось с начала 20 х гг. XX в., но до начала 2000 х это были в основном точечные исследования, проводимые небольшим коллективом ученых из Москвы и Ленинграда. В статье рассматриваются новые исследования, постепенно приобретающие массовый характер. Проблематика их сосредоточена в основном на трех направлениях: история заселения территории, в том числе освоения долины р. Обь и полуостровов Ямал и Гыдан формирование полярных адаптаций: биологической, экономической и социально культурной культурное взаимодействие с соседними регионами и центрами древних и средневековых цивилизаций. В результате можно констатировать, что за период с начала 2000 х гг. по наши дни на территории Арктики и Субарктики Западной Сибири, во первых, резко увеличилось количество обнаруженных и поставленных на государственный учет памятников археологии от эпохи камня до Нового времени во вторых, появилась серия публикаций, в том числе монографических, по исследованию части из этих памятников в третьих, все исследования с начала 2000 х гг. носили комплексный, междисциплинарный характер, в том числе были получены внушительные серии абсолютных дат. Не в последнюю очередь это связано с государственной поддержкой археологических изысканий в регионе. Archaeological research of the Arctic and Subarctic regions of Western Siberia began back in the 1920s however, until the early 2000s this research conducted by a small team of scientists from Moscow and St. Petersburg was mostly focused on isolated issues. The paper examines recent studies that have been demonstrating a gradual increase in scope of activities. The issues under these studies focus mainly on three areas: the history of settlement patterns, including exploitation of the Ob River valley and the Yamal and Gydan Peninsulas development of adaptations to polar conditions such as biological, economic and social/cultural adaptations cultural interactions with neighboring regions and centers of ancient and medieval civilizations. We may infer from this analysis that during the period from the early 2000s to the present day: (i) the number of archaeological sites discovered in this Arctic and Subarctic regions of Western Siberia and included in the state register of sites from the Stone Age to the modern period has increased dramatically (ii) a series of publications, including monographs which analyze some of these sites, has been released (iii) starting from the early 2000s, all studies have been comprehensive and interdisciplinary, with impressive series of absolute dates having been obtained. One of the major reasons is state support of archaeological investigations in this region.

scholarly journals Heat flow and presence of oil and gas (the Yamal peninsula, Tomsk region)

Georesursy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-135
Author(s):  
Valery I. Isaev ◽  
Galina A. Lobova ◽  
Alexander N. Fomin ◽  
Valery I. Bulatov ◽  
Stanislav G. Kuzmenkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flow ◽  
Western Siberia ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Sedimentary Cover ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Yamal Peninsula ◽  
Flow Density ◽  
Positive Anomaly ◽  
Tomsk Region ◽  
History Of

The possibilities of Geothermy as a geophysical method are studied to solve forecast and prospecting problems of Petroleum Geology of the Arctic regions and the Paleozoic of Western Siberia. Deep heat flow of Yamal fields, whose oil and gas potential is associated with the Jurassic-Cretaceous formations, and the fields of Tomsk Region, whose geological section contents deposits in the Paleozoic, is studied. The method of paleotemperature modeling was used to calculate the heat flow density from the base of a sedimentary section (by solving the inverse problem of Geothermy). The schematization and mapping of the heat flow were performed, taking into account experimental determinations of the parameter. Besides, the correlation of heat flow features with the localization of deposits was revealed. The conceptual and factual basis of research includes the tectonosedimentary history of sedimentary cover, the Mesozoic-Cenozoic climatic temperature course and the history of cryogenic processes, as well as lithologic and stratigraphic description of the section, results of well testing, thermometry and vitrinite reflectivity data of 20 deep wells of Yamal and 37 wells of Ostanino group of fields of Tomsk region. It was stated that 80 % of known Yamal deposits correlate with anomalous features of the heat flow. Bovanenkovskoe and Arkticheskoe fields are located in positive anomaly zones. 75 % of fields of Ostanino group relate to anomalous features of the heat flow. It is shown that the fields, which are characterized by existence of commercial deposits in the Paleozoic, are associated with the bright gradient zone of the heat flow. The forecast of commercial inflows in the Paleozoic for Pindzhinskoe, Mirnoe and Rybalnoe fields is given. The correlation between the intensity of naftidogenesis and the lateral inhomogeneity of the deep heat flow is characterized as a probable fundamental pattern for Western Siberia.

scholarly journals Mesozoic-Cenozoic climate and the geothermal regime of the oil source Kiterbyutskaya suite of the Arctic region of Western Siberia

Georesursy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 386-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Isaev ◽  
A. Iskorkina ◽  
G. Lobova ◽  
T. Luneva ◽  
E. Osipova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flow ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
Lower Jurassic ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Yamal Peninsula ◽  
Deep Well ◽  
History Of ◽  
Priori Information ◽  
Oil Source

Using the example of paleotemperature modeling of the Kiterbyutskaya suite of the Mesozoic-Cenozoic section, opened by a deep well at the Bovanenkovskoye oil – gas condensate field (Yamal Peninsula), the influence of paleoclimate factors on the thermal history of the Lower Jurassic oil source deposits, the duration of the main phase of petroleum formation and the value of the paleothermometric maximum and oil generation density. The original computer methodology is described, which takes into account the parameters of the tectonic and sedimentation history, as well as the history of the thermophysical properties of the sedimentary formation, including permafrost and glaciers, and not requiring a priori information about the values and nature of the deep heat flow is given. The features of the model parametrization are shown. The reliability of the results is confidently controlled by the geophysical criterion of the “discrepancy”, comparison with experimental data on the heat flow, and consistency with the drilling data. The presentation is based on the works of the Tomsk School of Geothermics, carried out as part of the development of a methodological base of geothermics as a geophysical oil prospecting method.

Arctic Connectivity for Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
pp. 24-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasilii Erokhin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Northern Europe ◽  
International Regulations ◽  
The Usa ◽  
History Of ◽  
Transportation Routes

The Arctic possesses about one-quarter of the world's untapped energy resources and abundant deposits of minerals. The region has always been in the focus of geopolitical interests of the USA, Russia, countries of Northern Europe, and Canada. However, with an opening of the previously ice-jammed waterways, new potential sites with vast resources have been identified and explored. Diversified transportation routes are of paramount importance to the economic and energy security of energy importing countries, particularly non-Arctic ones. As the Arctic becomes a focus of interest of many regional and non-regional actors, it is crucial to identify the dangers such a boom may bring. This chapter reviews the history of the Arctic policies of major actors in the region, overviews the contemporary approaches to the development of the Arctic, and discusses how varying interests and policies can be translated into the effective international regulations for the benefit of the entire Arctic region, its people, environment, and sustainable development.

Speleothem record of enhanced hydroclimate during MIS15a in Northeast Greenland

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina Moseley ◽  
R. Lawrence Edwards ◽  
Christoph Spötl ◽  
Hai Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Arctic Region ◽  
Arctic Sea Ice ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Climate History ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Temperature And Precipitation ◽  
Arctic Sea ◽  
History Of ◽  
Forcing Mechanisms ◽  
Essential Knowledge

<p>The Arctic region is predicted to be one of the most sensitive areas of the world to future anthropogenically-forced climate change, the consequences of which will affect vast numbers of people worldwide, for instance through changes to mid-latitude weather systems and rising eustatic sea levels. Recent changes in temperature and precipitation, and those projected for the future, indicate that some of the greatest changes will occur in Northeast Greenland. Essential knowledge on the climate history of this region, which can be used to validate models and understand forcing mechanisms and teleconnections, is however absent. Here, we present a speleothem palaeoclimate record for Northeast Greenland (80 °N) that formed during Marine Isotopes Stage 15a  between 588 ka to 537 ka. The record indicates that at that time, Northeast Greenland was warmer and wetter than at present associated with a reduction in Arctic sea ice, thawing of permafrost in eastern Siberia (55 °N and 60 °N), and elevated warm conditions at Lake El’gygytgyn (67.5 °N), Russia.</p>

scholarly journals Paleotectonic and paleogeographic history of the Arctic region

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 007-039
Author(s):  
Ron Blakey
Keyword(s):  
Arctic Region ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Geologic History ◽  
Northern Margin ◽  
Middle Paleozoic ◽  
History Of ◽  
Cordilleran Margin ◽  
The Arctic Region

Paleogeographic maps represent the ultimate synthesis of complex and extensive geologic data and express pictorially the hypothetical landscape of some region during a given time-slice of deep geologic time. Such maps, presented as paired paleogeographic and paleotectonic reconstructions, have been developed to portray the geologic history of the greater Arctic region over the past 400 million years. Collectively they depict four major episodes in the development of the Arctic region. The first episode witnessed early and middle Paleozoic terrane assembly and accretion during the Caledonian and Ellesmerian orogenies, which brought together many pieces of the Arctic collage along the northern margin of Laurussia. During the second phase, the assembly of Pangea in the late Paleozoic joined Siberia to Laurussia, an entity that became Laurasia during the subsequent break-up of Pangea. Then, Mesozoic subduction and terrane accretion constructed the Cordilleran margin and opened the Canada Basin. Finally, Cenozoic North Atlantic sea-floor spreading fully opened the Arctic Ocean.

scholarly journals STRAIGHT TO THE NORTH: ARCTIC EXPLORATION IN ARTISTS’ WORKS.

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1/2021) ◽  
pp. 7-22
Author(s):  
Yu.I. Maksimov ◽  
◽  
A.B. Mambetova ◽  
A.I. Krivichev ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arctic Region ◽  
Art Museum ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Graphic Arts ◽  
The North ◽  
History Of ◽  
Arctic Exploration ◽  
Art Community ◽  
Extreme North ◽  
Creative Team

The article provides an overview on the history of the Kola Arctic region and the Arctic artistic exploration based on the “Straight to the North” temporary exhibition in Murmansk Regional Art Museum, 2019. Pieces of icon painting, decorative and applied arts, books, household items, painting and graphic arts and collection of the Kola Peninsula minerals were exhibited there. Some art works are described in details: paintings of Russian artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and Soviet artists, including painters from Murmansk and members of “The Arctic” creative team in 1978–1985. The authors analysed, how social and economic development of the Kola Arctic region influenced new art styles and directions: from plein air painting under the Extreme North conditions to industrial landscapes and creation of an art community. The authors dedicate the article to the memory of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, the leader of “The Arctic” creative team Arvi Ivanovich Huttunen (31.08.1922–27.08.2020).

Climatic variations in Arctic region in Cretaceous and Cenozoic

2019 ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
R. R. Gabdullin ◽  
N. V. Badulina ◽  
Yu. I. Rostovtseva ◽  
A. V. Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Marine Invertebrates ◽  
Membrane Lipids ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Climatic Variations ◽  
History Of ◽  
Climatic History ◽  
Dinosaur Teeth ◽  
The Arctic Region

As a result of the analysis of published sources, a database on paleotempertures for the Arctic and Subarctic regions was collected on the skeletons of marine invertebrates, marine palynomorphs, dinosaur teeth, analysis of the ability of reptiles to lay eggs at low temperatures, continental flora (CLAMP-analysis), on the presence of coal layers in continental sediments within Arctic region, on membrane lipids of glycerol and dialkylglycerol tetraether in marine sediments and glendonite. Based on it, a paleotemperature curve was constructed for the Arctic region for the Cretaceous-Cenozoic span of geological history, which has common trends with the global paleotemperature curve [Scotise, 2015] (with the exception of cooling in the Tortonian age due to local factors). In the climatic history of the Arctic 16 climatic cycles have been established, comprising 16 climatic minima (including the glaciation in the Northern Hemisphere) and 15 climatic maxima.

scholarly journals ‘Ancient lore with modern appliances’: networks, expertise, and the making of the Open Polar Sea, 1851–1853

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Nanna Katrine Lüders Kaalund ◽  
John Woitkowitz
Keyword(s):  
Arctic Region ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Arctic Regions ◽  
New Findings ◽  
History Of ◽  
Arctic Exploration ◽  
Epistemic Objects ◽  
Arctic Science

Abstract This article provides a transnational analysis of the campaigns for the organization of expeditions to the central Arctic region by the American explorer Elisha Kent Kane and the Prussian cartographer August Petermann between 1851 and 1853. By adopting a comparative approach, this study focuses on three interventions in the history of Arctic science and exploration: the construction of scientific expertise surrounding the relationship between the ‘armchair’ and the field, the role of transnational networks, and the significance of maps as travelling epistemic objects in the production of knowledge about the Arctic regions. In bringing both campaigns in conversation with each other, this article demonstrates that the histories of Kane's and Petermann's campaigns did not constitute isolated episodes but form part of a transnational nexus of imperial science and Arctic exploration in the nineteenth century. Moreover, based on research in libraries and archives in the United States, Germany and England, this study reconnects otherwise siloed collections and contributes new findings on the interpersonal networks of science and exploration. Finally, this article illustrates the importance of adopting comparative transnational approaches for understanding the fluid and reciprocal nature of Arctic science throughout the transatlantic world.

scholarly journals Archaeological Map of the Siberian Khanate: Dating and Interpretation Issues

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-209
Author(s):  
Sergey F. Tataurov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Western Siberia ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
State Structure ◽  
Border Line ◽  
Dendrochronological Analysis ◽  
Russian State ◽  
Long Time ◽  
History Of ◽  
Burial Grounds

Research objectives: Turkic-Tatar state formations have left significant tra­ces in the history of Western Siberia in the last 500 years. Due to their small number, the surviving written sources do not fully explain their state structure, borders, levels of production and development, etc. The way out of this situation may be the use of research materials from archaeological sites dated to the relevant time. Research materials: Many years of excavations of settlements, burial grounds, cities, and cult sites have provided significant material for the scholarly community, but up to the present there is a problem with their dating, and with correlation to specific khanates. To solve the question of dating of archaeological complexes of this time, it is proposed to use the method of dendrochronological analysis on the same scale, regarding materials, as that seen in the study of Tara – one of the first Russian cities in Siberia. Another way to determine the materials related to the Siberian Khanate is a study of the complexes of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries which belonged to Siberian Tatars. After the annexation of Siberia to the Russian state, the local population preserved its traditional culture for a long time, elements of which were formed during the period of existence in Turkic-Tatar state formations. Results and novelty of the research: This article offer approaches that allow one to single out several blocks of information – on fortifications, dwellings, ways of communication, weapons – which could become certain chronological repeaters for the Siberian Khanate. The conducted research allows us to both draw connections between several fortified complexes in Tara’s Cis-Irtysh region and to show the presence of a border line, consisting of several towns on the borders of the Siberian Khanate. Such an approach will allow us to identify and explore similar lines in other territories of this state formation.

scholarly journals The History of the Soviet Arctic Development in the English-Language Historiography of the Late 20th and the Early 21st Centuries

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-601
Author(s):  
Denis Anan'ev
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
English Language ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Late 20Th Century ◽  
Historical Experience ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Arctic Region

In the modern context the Arctic region is considered to be an arena for fierce international competition. The need to address numerous political, economic, legal and environmental issues, connected with this region, compels to rethink the historical experience of its development. The history of the Arctic Zone development made by the Russian Federation (particularly the Soviet period) has been studied both by Russian and foreign scholars. This paper intends to analyze the contemporary English-language publications on this topic; as well as to determine their subject matter and to identify the key trends in the English-language historiography of the Soviet Arctic development. The study has found that the contemporary English-speaking researchers (P. Josephson, J. McCannon, P. Horensma) consider a wide range of issues related to the history of the Soviet Arctic. For instance, the scholars write about the conduct of scientific research, administrative reforms and economic development, as well as about environmental issues and problems of indigenous population of the region. The theme of clarifying the role of the Soviet Union in determination of international and legal status of the Arctic region has been emphasized in the literature studied (N. Fogelson, J. McCannon). In the context of the «cultural turn» in the late 20th-century historiography Western researchers (P. Horensma, J. McCannon) analyzed the role of ideology and propaganda in constructing «the Arctic myth», its significance for the Soviet mass culture. The access to the Russian archives and their availability allowed the modern Western scholars to conduct their researches there, that resulted in obtaining a more objective assessment of the real victories and failures in the development of the Soviet Arctic. Summarizing the historical experience of the Russian Arctic development in the late 20th century the majority of Western authors believe that only the full-scale international cooperation will make it possible to effectively address the problems of the region.

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