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Lake Oron
Lake Oron ( rus, озеро Орон, r=Ozero Oron) is a lake in eastern Irkutsk Oblast (Bodaybinsky District), Russia. Geography It is located in the Kodar Mountains, to the south of the southern slopes of the Delyun-Uran Range. Lake Oron is connected to the Vitim River via a short waterway. Hydrography Lake Oron sits at an elevation of above sea level. It is long and wide, with a surface area of and a maximum depth of . The western and eastern slopes of the lake are practically vertical, and 85 percent of the lake is of a depth greater than , while the northern part of the lake that connects to the Vitim River is more shallow, with depths up to . The presence of deep faults beneath Lake Oron strongly suggest that the lake has a tectonic origin, with a hydrological regime determined more by changes in precipitation than by glacier meltwater. See also *List of lakes of Russia References Oron Oron may refer to: "Light" or someone that is "being able" or "capable" o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delyun-Uran
The Delyun-Uran Range (russian: Делюн-Уранский хребет, translit=Delyun-Uranskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia, Russia, part of the Stanovoy Highlands. The nearest airport is Bodaybo AirportGoogle Earth History This remote mountain area was first explored by Peter Kropotkin and Ivan Polyakov during the 1866 Olyokma-Vitim expedition of the East Siberian branch of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society. Kropotkin named the range after the area of conspicuous rapids of the Vitim river in the gorge where it crosses the range northwards (Делюн-Уранский порог). He described the range as a "desolate, gloomy place". The Vitim Nature Reserve was established in the eastern part of the range and neighboring mountainous areas in 1982. Geography This mountain range is located in the Baikal Rift Zone and it is part of the Baikal-Stanovoy Region. The Delyun-Uran is the northernmost subrange of the Stanovoy Highlands. It r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Environmental Earth Sciences
''Environmental Earth Sciences'' is an international multidisciplinary scientific journal published 24 times a year by Springer. Its self-stated focus is on "all aspects of interaction between humans, natural resources, ecosystems, special climates or unique geographic zones, and the earth". Its subject areas include water and soil contamination caused by waste management; environmental problems associated with transportation by land, air, and water; and geological processes that may impact biosystems or humans. Editorial board The editors-in-chief of ''Environmental Earth Sciences'' are Gunter Dörhöfer, James LaMoreaux and Olaf Kolditz. Abstracting and indexing The journal is indexed by the following services, among others: the Science Citation Index; ''Journal Citation Reports'' (the ''JCR''); Scopus; Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS); AGRICOLA; Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA); Biological Abstracts; BIOSIS Previews; CAB Abstracts; ''Current Contents Ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakes Of Irkutsk Oblast
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger oceans, they do form part of the Earth's water cycle. Lakes are distinct from lagoons, which are generally coastal parts of the ocean. Lakes are typically larger and deeper than ponds, which also lie on land, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which usually flow in a channel on land. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers, where a river channel has widened into a basin. Some parts of the world have many lakes formed by the chaotic drainage patterns left over from the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes Of Russia
List of lakes in Russia in alphabetical order: *Arakhley (Арахле́й) *Baikal (Байкал) *Baunt (Баунт) * Beloye, Ryazan Oblast (Белое) * Beloye, Vologda Oblast (Белое) * Bokon (Бокон) * Bolshoye Morskoye (Большое Морское) *Bolshoye Toko (Большое Токо) * Bolshoy Yeravna (Большо́е Ера́вное) *Bolshoye Topolnoye (Большое Топольное) *Botkul (Боткуль) *Brosno (Бросно) *Busani (Бусани) * Bustakh (Бустах) *Caspian Sea (Каспийское море) *Chany (Чаны) * Chukchagir (Чукчагирское) * Chyortovo (Чёртово) *Dorong (Доронг) *Lake Dynda (Дында) *Ebeyty (Эбейты) *Ekityki (Экитыки) * Elgygytgyn (Эльгыгы́тгын) *Emanda (Эмандьа) *Evoron (Эвopон) *Eyik (Эйик) * Ilirney (Илирней) * Ilmen (Ильмень) *Imandra (Имандра) * Ioni (Иони) *Isinga (Исинга) *Ivan-Arakhley Lake System ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meltwater
Meltwater is water released by the melting of snow or ice, including glacial ice, tabular icebergs and ice shelves over oceans. Meltwater is often found in the ablation zone of glaciers, where the rate of snow cover is reducing. Meltwater can be produced during volcanic eruptions Several types of volcanic eruptions—during which lava, tephra (ash, lapilli, volcanic bombs and volcanic blocks), and assorted gases are expelled from a volcanic vent or fissure—have been distinguished by volcanologists. These are often ..., in a similar way in which the more dangerous lahars form. When meltwater pools on the surface rather than flowing, it forms melt ponds. As the weather gets colder meltwater will often re-freeze. Meltwater can collect or melt under the ice's surface. These pools of water, known as subglacial lakes can form due to geothermal heat and friction. Water source Meltwater provides drinking water for a large proportion of the world's population, as well as pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail. Precipitation occurs when a portion of the atmosphere becomes saturated with water vapor (reaching 100% relative humidity), so that the water condenses and "precipitates" or falls. Thus, fog and mist are not precipitation but colloids, because the water vapor does not condense sufficiently to precipitate. Two processes, possibly acting together, can lead to air becoming saturated: cooling the air or adding water vapor to the air. Precipitation forms as smaller droplets coalesce via collision with other rain drops or ice crystals within a cloud. Short, intense periods of rain in scattered locations are called showers. Moisture that is lifted or otherwise forced to rise over a layer of sub-freezing air at the surface may be condensed into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surface-water Hydrology
Surface-water hydrology is the sub-field of hydrology concerned with above-earth water, in contrast to groundwater hydrology that deals with water below the surface of the Earth. Its applications include rainfall and runoff, the routes that surface water takes (for example through rivers or reservoirs), and the occurrence of floods and droughts. Surface-water hydrology is used to predict the effects of water constructions such as dams and canals. It considers the layout of the watershed, geology, soils, vegetation, nutrients, energy and wildlife. Modelled aspects include precipitation, the interception of rain water by vegetation or artificial structures, evaporation, the runoff function and the soil-surface system itself. When surface water seeps into the ground above bedrock, it is categorized as groundwater, and the rate at which this occurs determines baseflow needs for instream flow, as well as subsurface water levels in wells. While groundwater is not part of surface-water h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tectonic
Tectonics (; ) are the processes that control the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time. These include the processes of mountain building, the growth and behavior of the strong, old cores of continents known as cratons, and the ways in which the relatively rigid plates that constitute the Earth's outer shell interact with each other. Tectonics also provide a framework for understanding the earthquake and volcanic belts that directly affect much of the global population. Tectonic studies are important as guides for economic geologists searching for fossil fuels and ore deposits of metallic and nonmetallic resources. An understanding of tectonic principles is essential to geomorphologists to explain erosion patterns and other Earth surface features. Main types of tectonic regime Extensional tectonics Extensional tectonics is associated with the stretching and thinning of the crust or the lithosphere. This type of tectonics is found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fault (geology)
In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements. Large faults within Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic forces, with the largest forming the boundaries between the plates, such as the megathrust faults of subduction zones or transform faults. Energy release associated with rapid movement on active faults is the cause of most earthquakes. Faults may also displace slowly, by aseismic creep. A ''fault plane'' is the plane that represents the fracture surface of a fault. A ''fault trace'' or ''fault line'' is a place where the fault can be seen or mapped on the surface. A fault trace is also the line commonly plotted on geologic maps to represent a fault. A ''fault zone'' is a cluster of parallel faults. However, the term is also used for the zone of crushed rock along a single fault. Prolonged motion along closely spaced faults can blur the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delyun-Uran Range
The Delyun-Uran Range (russian: Делюн-Уранский хребет, translit=Delyun-Uranskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia, Russia, part of the Stanovoy Highlands. The nearest airport is Bodaybo AirportGoogle Earth History This remote mountain area was first explored by Peter Kropotkin and Ivan Polyakov during the 1866 Olyokma-Vitim expedition of the East Siberian branch of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society. Kropotkin named the range after the area of conspicuous rapids of the Vitim river in the gorge where it crosses the range northwards (Делюн-Уранский порог). He described the range as a "desolate, gloomy place". The Vitim Nature Reserve was established in the eastern part of the range and neighboring mountainous areas in 1982. Geography This mountain range is located in the Baikal Rift Zone and it is part of the Baikal-Stanovoy Region. The Delyun-Uran is the northernmost subrange of the Stanovoy Highlands. It r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of Russia since the latter half of the 16th century, after the Russians conquered lands east of the Ural Mountains. Siberia is vast and sparsely populated, covering an area of over , but home to merely one-fifth of Russia's population. Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk and Omsk are the largest cities in the region. Because Siberia is a geographic and historic region and not a political entity, there is no single precise definition of its territorial borders. Traditionally, Siberia extends eastwards from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and includes most of the drainage basin of the Arctic Ocean. The river Yenisey divides Siberia into two parts, Western and Eastern. Siberia stretches southwards from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodar Mountains
The Kodar Mountains ( rus, Кода́р) are a mountain range in the Transbaikal region of Siberia, Russia. The name Kodar is derived from "khada", an Evenki word for rock. The range is part of the Udokan Ore Region that includes the Kalar and Udokan ranges.Udokan Ore Region / '':'' in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. Geography The Kodar Mountains are part of the , which range from the northern tip of |
