Problems of Geocosmos - Proceedings of the XV Conference and School (St. Petersburg, Russia, April 22-26, 2024)

This proceedings book provides a snapshot of current research in a broad area of Earth Sciences carried out in Russia and elsewhere. Themes covered include solar physics, physics of magnetosphere, ionosphere and atmosphere, solar-terrestrial coupling links, seismology, physics of the Earth deep interior, paleomagnetism and rock magnetism, as well as cross-disciplinary and integrative studies. 
The proceedings are carefully edited, providing a panoramic outlook of a broad area of Earth Sciences. The readership includes colleague researchers, students, and early career scientists. The proceedings will help the readers to look at their research fields from various points of view.
Problems of Geocosmos conferences are held by Earth Physics Department, St. Petersburg University, bi-annually since 1994. It is the largest forum of this kind in Russia/former Soviet Union attracting up to 200 researchers in Earth and magnetospheric physics.

List of contents

Estimates Of Crustal Deformation In The Altai-Sayan Mountain Region Obtained Based On The Std And Mka Methods.- Comparison Of Estimates Of Crustal Deformations In The Altai-Sayan Mountain Region Based On Seismic And Gnss Data.- Disturbances Of The Vlf/Lf.- Wave Propagation In Association With Strong Seismic Activity Of 2023-2024 As Observed On The Kamchatka Peninsula.- Electromagnetic Fields Generated By The Earthquakes Of 22.01.2024 Mw 6.9 (China) And 04.03.2024 Mw 5.4 (Kyrgyzstan) At Stationary Points In The Northern Tien Shan.- Laboratory Testing Of The Possibility Of A Thermal Mechanism For Electromagnetic Triggering Of Earthquakes.- Seismic Effects Of Industrial Explosions At A Granite Quarry In Belarus.- Study Of Filtration And Capacitance Properties Of Highly Permeable Underground Gas Storage Reservoir Rocks Using Digital Analysis Of X-Ray Computed Tomography Data.- Experimental Study Of Mechanical And Filtration Processes In Low-Permeability Reservoir Rocks Of Verkhnevilyuchanskoye Oil And Gas Condensate Field At Implementation The Method Of Directional Unloading Of The Reservoir.- Influence Of Rock Permeability On Detached Particle Size Distribution Under Filtration And Cyclic Loading Conditions.- The Influence Of Layer Orientation On The Mechanical Properties Of 3D Printed Models.- Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Escape Problem.- Method For Detection Of Solar Activity Sporadic Manifestations In Cosmic Ray Variations.- Solar Gamma-Ray Spectrometers On MSU Cubesats: Experimental Methodology And First Results.- Dayside Magnetosheath Properties Related To The Magnetic Reconnection.- The Role Of The Ring Current In The Dungey Cycle From The Point Of View Of Stokes' Theorem.- Plasma Sheet Turbulence And Some Features Of Magnetospheric Dynamics: Brief Review.- Near-Equatorial Resonator For He$^{+}$ Band Ion-Ion Hybrid Pc1 Waves In The Magnetosphere.- Characteristics Of Energetic Electron Fluxes At Geostationary Orbit Inside And Outside The Injection Region.- On The Influence Of The Long-Term History Of Magneto- Spheric Activity On The Precipitation Of Energetic Electron Fluxes Into The Auroral Ionosphere.- Multi-Satellite Constellation Of Moscow University "Sozvezdie-270" For Monitoring Of Space Weather Effects And Electromagnetic Transients.- UV-Microbursts Of Atmospheric Emission In Auroral Zone.- Geomagnetic Conditions During UV-Microbursts Detected By PAIPS Photometer In The Auroral Zone.- Spatiotemporal Features Of Earthquake-Related Ionospheric Anomalies In The F-Layer, Japan Region.- Analysis Of Ionospheric Parameter Dynamics During Increased Geomagnetic Activity And Strong Earthquakes In Kamchatka.- Study Of Ionospheric Variations Before The Tohoku Earthquake In Search Of Precursory Anomalies.- Variability Of The Layer D Ion Composition Over The High-Latitudes.- Atmospheric Response To Energetic Electron Precipitation During Weak Magnetic Storm 1- 4 February 2015.- Long-Term Effects Of Solar Activity On Extratropical Cyclone Movement In Different Regions Of The North Atlantic.- Strong Stratospheric Polar Vortex, Ozone Loss And Tem-Perature Anomalies In The Northern Winter Of 2019/2020.- Recording Of Whistlers During Bezymyanniy And Shiveluch Volcano Eruptions.- Experiment On Physical Modeling Of Ash Clouds With Simultaneous Recording Of The Atmospheric Electric Potential Gradient.- Mathematical Simulation Of The Atmospheric Electric Field Disturbances Caused By A Magnetic Storm.- Measurements Of The Total Ozone Column By The IKFS-2 Instrument For The Period Of Operation From 2015 To 2022 On Board The «Meteor-M» 2 Satellite.

About the author

Dr. Andrei Kosterov graduated from St. Petersburg State University in 1992 (diploma in geophysics) and holds Ph.D. (1997, Université Montpellier II). Kosterov held research positions at Geological Survey of Japan, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Universität Bremen, and University of Minnesota. Presently, Kosterov is Associate Professor at Earth Physics Department, St. Petersburg State University. Kosterov’s research interests include  paleomagnetism and rock magnetism, particularly the magnetic properties of rocks at cryogenic temperatures. 
Dr. Sergey Apatenkov graduated from St. Petersburg State University in 2003 (M.Sc. in physics) and holds Ph.D. (2009, St. Petersburg State University). Apatenkov held Visiting Scientist positions in Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland; Space Research Institute, Austria; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Calgary, Canada.  Presently, Apatenkov is Associate Professor at Earth Physics Department, St. Petersburg State University. Apatenkov’s research interests include  space plasma physics and Earth’s magnetosphere physics. 
Dr. Andrei G. Demekhov graduated from Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod in 1983 (M.Sc. with honors in radiophysics) and holds Ph.D. and Dr.Sci. in plasma physics (1995 and 2007, Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhny Novgorod). Presently, Demekhov is Principal Researcher at Polar Geophysical Institute, Apatity, Russia. Demekhov is Member of Editorial Board at Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, Izvestiya vuzov. Radiophysics, and Physics of Plasma (Russia). Demekhov is specialist in space plasma physics, magnetospheric and ionospheric physics, with a focus on studies of nonlinear processes of energetic particle dynamics related to their interaction with electromagnetic waves including wave generation and propagation, energetic particle acceleration and precipitation into the ionosphere.
Dr. Alena I. Filippova graduated from Irkutsk State University in 2009 (M.Sc. in radiophysics) and holds Ph.D. (2013, Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth RAS, Moscow). Presently, Filippova is Laboratory Head at Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics RAS (Moscow) and Senior Researcher at Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation RAS (Moscow). Filippova’s  research interests include seismicity, surface wave tomography, earthquake source, modern tectonics, and geodynamics. 
Dr. Renata Lukianova graduated from Leningrad Polytechnical Institute in 1980 (M.Sc. in electrophysics) and holds Ph.D. and Dr.Sci. in solar physics (1999 and 2013, St. Petersburg State University). Lukianova is Senior Research Scientist, Space Research Institute, Moscow, and Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg. Lukianova is Member of IAGA Executive Committee (2015-2019) and Member of SCOSTEP Bureau (2019-). Lukianova held Visiting Scientist positions at University of Oulu, Finland, and Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France. Lukianova’s  research interests include solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere interaction, solar activity and climate variability, upper and middle atmosphere. 
Dr. Evgeniya L. Lyskova graduated from St. Petersburg State University in 1995 (M.Sc. in geophysics) and Ph.D. (1999, St. Petersburg State University). Lyskova held Visiting Scientist positions at University of Hamburg and Abdus Salam Centre for Theoretical Physics. Lyskova’s research interests include surface wave tomography, ambient noise surface wave tomography, seismic anisotropy, wave propagation in complex media, earthquake quantification, physics of the earthquake source. 
Dr. Irina A. Mironova graduated from St. Petersburg State University in 1997 (M.Sc. in geophysics) and holds Ph.D. (2005, Joint Doctorate, St. Petersburg State University and Potsdam University). Presently, Mironova is Senior Research Scientist at Earth Physics Department, St. Petersburg State University. Mironova is specialist in solar-terrestrial physics with a keen interest in solar and space forcing on the Earth atmosphere, in energetic particle propagation and precipitation and their effects on polar atmosphere and Earth system as a whole.

Summary

This proceedings book provides a snapshot of current research in a broad area of Earth Sciences carried out in Russia and elsewhere. Themes covered include solar physics, physics of magnetosphere, ionosphere and atmosphere, solar-terrestrial coupling links, seismology, physics of the Earth deep interior, paleomagnetism and rock magnetism, as well as cross-disciplinary and integrative studies. 


The proceedings are carefully edited, providing a panoramic outlook of a broad area of Earth Sciences. The readership includes colleague researchers, students, and early career scientists. The proceedings will help the readers to look at their research fields from various points of view.


Problems of Geocosmos conferences are held by Earth Physics Department, St. Petersburg University, bi-annually since 1994. It is the largest forum of this kind in Russia/former Soviet Union attracting up to 200 researchers in Earth and magnetospheric physics.

Product details

• Assisted by: Sergey Apatenkov (Editor), Andrei Demekhov (Editor), Andrei Demekhov et al (Editor), Alena Filippova (Editor), Andrei Kosterov (Editor), Renata Lukianova (Editor), Evgeniya Lyskova (Editor), Irina Mironova (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 10.01.2026
• EAN: 9783031929274
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3192927-4
• No. of pages: 726
• Illustrations: XII, 726 p. 363 illus., 330 illus. in color.
• Series: Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; Geophysik, Elektrizität, Magnetismus und Elektromagnetismus, Astronomie, Raum und Zeit, Geophysics, Magnetism, Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geodynamics, Seismology, Paleomagnetism, Rock magnetism, Magnetosphere, Geomagnetic Field, Ionosphere, Solar-Terrestrial Connections