Springer Geologic Structures of the Arctic Basin

This book contains the most complete description of the geologic and geophysical data of the  structure of Arctic Basin including structures of the earth’s crust, crustal and acoustic basement, and sedimentary cover. The book includes information about extracted and studied cores and samples; observed, processed and interpreted data on geophysical anomalies and different conceptions, and a hypotheses of the origin of the modern Arctic Basin structures. Progress in solving the problems of the Arctic Basin geology is presented in the chapters and include contributions from leading field experts. From the Back Cover This book contains the most complete description of the geologic and geophysical data of the  structure of Arctic Basin including structures of the earth’s crust, crustal and acoustic basement, and sedimentary cover. The book includes information about extracted and studied cores and samples; observed, processed and interpreted data on geophysical anomalies and different conceptions, and a hypotheses of the origin of the modern Arctic Basin structures. Progress in solving the problems of the Arctic Basin geology is presented in the chapters and include contributions from leading field experts. About the Author Alexey L. Piskarev Alexey L. Piskarev (Piskarev-Vasiliev) graduated from Leningrad Mining Institute with MSc in Exploration Geophysics. After graduation he joined the Research Institute of the Arctic Geology (NIIGA).  During the early stages of his carrier, Alexey L. Piskarev concentrated on studying physical properties and paleomagnetizm of the Northern Siberia geological formations as a base for regional interpretaton of anomalous potential fields.  The results of this research later formed the basis of his PhD thesis. Subsequently, Alexey L. Piskarev conducted multi-discipline geophysical investigations as a part of regional geological program in the Insular and Coastal Arctic (Frantz –Joseph Land, Spitsbergen, Novaya Zemlya, Novosibirsky Islands, Kanin Peninsula). These works later became a reference point for interpretation of geophysical surveys in the Arctic. After NIIGA transformation into the All-Russian Research Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources of the World Ocean (VNIIOkeangeologia), the geology of World Ocean seafloor became, and still is, the subject of Alexey L. Piskarev’s studies. He participated in several expeditions in the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans eventually leading to his DSc thesis «Petrophysics of seafloor bedrocks and sediments in the ore-bearing regions of the abyssal ocean». In following years, Alexey L. Piskarev focused his attention on wide spectrum of unsolved geological problems of the Arctic Ocean. Using the latest geological and geophysical data, he synthesized them into a regional crustal models, analyzed the evolution of the major structural elements and estimated a hydrocarbon potential of the Arctic Seas. Alexey L. Piskarev authored 170 published works, including the monographs: «Petrophysical models of the Earth crust in the Arctic Ocean» (in Russian), 2004, and «Energy Potential of the Russian Arctic Seas: Choice of the Development Strategy» (in English), 2012. He is a co-author of the patent RU-2328019, 2008 (“An apparatus for marine electric sounding and a method of electric sounding from vessel in motion”), pending, based on Gulf of Mexico surveys in 2004-2005. For several years, Alexey L. Piskarev gave a course «Integration of Geophysical Methods in Mineral Exploration» at the St. Petersburg Mining Institute. Currently, he is a professor at the St. Petersburg State University teaching courses “Marine Geophysics”, “Geology and Geophysics of the Arctic” and “Geodynamics”. Affiliations: Associate Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. Awards: Prize winner of the international academic publishing company "Nauka" for series of papers “Tectonics and Petroleum Potential of the Arctic Ocean”.