BAIKAL ELECTROMAGNETIC EXPERIMENT

S.M. Korotaev1, 2, N.M. Budnev3, V.O. Serdyuk1, D.A. Orekhova1, M.S. Kruglyakov1, E.O. Kiktenko1, 2, R.R. Mirgazov3, V.L. Zurbanov3, Ju.V. Gorokhov4, E.V. Ryabov3

1 Geoelectromagnetic Research Centre of Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth,
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow; Troitsk, Russia

2 Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia

3 Applied Physics Institute of Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russia

4 Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation,
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow; Troitsk, Russia

Abstract. The vertical electric field Ez in the hydrosphere is not contaminated by the telluric component and therefore can efficiently be used for monitoring of various processes in the hydrosphere itself, lithosphere and atmosphere. With this aim the experiment on monitoring of Ez on the basis surface-to-floor in the Lake Baikal has been conducted since 2003. Absence of the telluric component was confirmed experimentally and justified by simulation. The effect and precursors of the close earthquake, variations of the water transport, and variations of the Global Electric Circuit current in the conducting Earth have been studied. The measurements of macroscopic quantum nonlocal correlations have also been performed since 2012. On their base the possibility of forecasting of the processes with big random component, in particular, the distant earthquake was demonstrated. On the territory adjacent to the deep-water monitoring site the measurements variable magnetic field gradients have been begun since 2017, and which are expected to expand to the entire coast of Baikal. The geoelectric models of the Baikal Rift, reflecting the known competing hypotheses, were constructed.

Keywords: marine geoelectrics, monitoring, sea currents, earthquakes, geosphere interaction, nonlocality, forecast, Baikal.

About the authors

KOROTAEV Sergey M.  – Dr. Sci. (Phys. and Math.), deputy director, Geoelectromagnetic Research Centre of Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth,  Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow; Troitsk, Russia; professor, Bauman Moscow State Technical University. Moscow, Russia. Tel.: +7 (495) 851-09-06. E-mail: korotaev@igemi.troitsk.ru

BUDNEV Nikolay M. – Dr. Sci. (Phys. and Math.), director, Applied Physics Institute of Irkutsk State University. Irkutsk, Russia. Tel.: +7 (3952) 33-21-40. E-mail: nbudnev@api.isu.ru

SERDYUK Vyacheslav O. – senior researcher, Geoelectromagnetic Research Centre of Schmidt
Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow; Troitsk, Russia. Tel.: +7 (495) 851-09-06. E-mail: serdyuk@izmiran.ru

OREKHOVA Darya A. – Cand. Sci. (Phys. and Math.), researcher, Geoelectromagnetic Research Centre of Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow; Troitsk, Russia. Tel.: +7 (495) 851-09-06. E-mail: ordaal@gmail.com

KRUGLYAKOV Mikhail S. – Cand. Sci. (Phys. and Math.), senior researcher, Geoelectromagnetic Research Centre of Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow; Troitsk, Russia. Tel.: +7 (495) 851-09-06. E-mail: ordaal@gmail.com

KIKTENKO Evgeny O. – Cand. Sci. (Phys. and Math.), researcher, Geoelectromagnetic Research Centre of Shcmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow; Troitsk, Russia; assistant, Bauman Moscow State Technical University. Moscow, Russia.
Tel.: +7 (495) 851-09-06. E-mail: evgeniy.kiktenko@gmail.com

MIRGAZOV Rashid R. – senior researcher, Applied Physics Institute of Irkutsk State University. Irkutsk, Russia. Tel.: +7 (3952) 33-21-40. E-mail: mirgazov@api.isu.ru

ZURBANOV Valery L. – senior researcher, Applied Physics Institute of Irkutsk State University. Irkutsk, Russia. Tel.: +7 (3952) 33-21-40. E-mail: zurval@mail.ru

GOROKHOV Jury V. – Cand. Sci. (Phys. and Math.), researcher, Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation, Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow; Troitsk, Russia. Tel.: +7 (495) 851-07-34. E-mail: jogoroh@mail.ru

RYABOV Evgeny V. – Cand. Sci. (Phys. and Math.), senior researcher, Applied Physics Institute of Irkutsk State University. Irkutsk, Russia. Tel.: +7 (3952) 33-21-40. E-mail: e_v_ryabov@mail.ru