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Irregularities in the Relationship of Variations in the Radon Volume Activity and Atmospheric Pressure during Seismic Activation (by the Example of the Baikal Region)

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This paper reports the comparison results obtained for temporal variations in atmospheric pressure and soil radon concentration measured in loose sediments at three monitoring stations in the Baikal region for the period of three relatively strong earthquakes such as Bystrinskii (September 21, 2020, K = 14.6), Kudarinskii (December 9, 2020, K = 14.0), and Khubsugulskii (January 11, 2021, K = 16.0). According to the emanation monitoring data, radon release is controlled in this region by variations in atmospheric pressure. As first identified by the formalized statistical analysis, this relationship is subjected to irregularities in the course of each seismic activation studied. They are related to the earthquake preparation processes. Upon expanding the monitoring network, this discovery opens up real opportunities for develo** the emanation approach to medium-term forecasting.

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This work was carried out under a State Assignment of the Institute of the Earth’s Crust, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, for 2021–2025 “Current Geodynamics, Lithosphere Destruction Processes, and Dangerous Geological Processes in Central Asia” using the unique scientific equipment and infrastructure of the “South Baikal Instrumental Complex for Monitoring Dangerous Geodynamic Processes” of the Center for Collective Use “Geodynamics and Geochronology” at the Institute of the Earth’s Crust, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, project no. 075-15-2021-682.

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Seminsky, K.Z., Bobrov, A.A. Irregularities in the Relationship of Variations in the Radon Volume Activity and Atmospheric Pressure during Seismic Activation (by the Example of the Baikal Region). Dokl. Earth Sc. 510, 312–316 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X23600160

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