FIRST CALL INFORMATION
International Science and Application Conference – Polar
2013 -
“Polar Geophysics of Yamal: Observations, instruments, data bases
and information systems related to the Oil and Gas industry”.
Nadym, October 21-25, 2013, RUSSIA
The Yamal
peninsula of Western Siberia is a treasure trove of natural
resources. For example, deposits in the Yamal region feed the “Nord
Stream” - a gas pipeline from Russia to Northern Germany that
crosses the Baltic Sea. Because the future development of
Russia depends on the availability of natural resources, Russia pays
special attention to scientific research with practical applications
in Yamal region.
From 1971-1991, Russian geophysicists conducted a major scientific
project entitled “Geomagnetic Meridian Project 145” on the Yamal
peninsula. Intensive work is now underway to restore of this
observational network, which included/will include all types of
instruments – magnetometers, ionosonds, riometers, optical
instruments, GPS and VLF monitors, etc.
Nadym
(50 000 population) is one of the key cities in the Yamal
region. It plays an important role as the home base for
geophysical and resource industry companies such as
GAZPROM. Several scientific organizations also operate
in Nadym. With this notice, we announce plans for “The
Polar Geophysics of Yamal Conference (POLAR-2013)”, which will
integrate the activities of both polar explorers and
industrialists. The conference will build on the success of a
previous conference on similar topics held at IZMIRAN
(http://www.izmiran.ru/POLAR2012/), but expand participation to the
international level and real Arctic. Local authorities and
academic institutions from Moscow, St.Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Tomsk
and other scientific centers of Russia have agreed to support the
conference.
The program of the POLAR-2013 conference in Nadym
will be devoted to following topics:
- the fundamental physics of polar substorms and its geophysical
applications
- the observations from geophysical polygons and observatories in
the Arctic and SuperMAG projects
- the new real-time data collection systems and open data bases for
geophysical research
- the space weather and auroral forecasts for the vicinity of the
Yamal region
- the influence of space weather on technological systems
- the accuracy of navigational systems in the Arctic and severe
space disturbances
- the achievements in electromagnetic sounding and its application
to Yamal region
- the accuracy of horizontal drilling in the Arctic during periods
of magnetic disturbance
- the precision microgal gravity survey of gas and oil fields in the
Yamal region
- the public outreach and education projects in polar geophysics
Organising Institutions. The International Conference “Polar
Geophysics of Yamal” is jointly organized by the Government of Yamal
Region, The IZMIRAN (Troitsk), The Geophysical Center of RAS
(Moscow), The Institute of Applied Geophysics (Moscow), The Arctic
and Antarctic Research Institute (St.Petersburg). We plan to invite
our foreign colleagues to take part
in the POLAR-2013 conference with partial support from local
sources. If you are interested in to meet your Russian colleagues
and search in details the polar geophysics research prospects on
Yamal region - please sent a call to Dr. Alexander N. Zaitsev,
IZMIRAN via e-mail: polar2013@izmiran.ru. We will
put you on the exclusive e-mail list immediately.
Hope to meet you in the Russian Arctic during 2013 !