From 24 to 28 August, the Young Seismologists School is taking place in Tashkent.
The event will bring together 40 specialists in seismology and geophysics from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. They will:
- discuss current issues of seismic hazard assessment and earthquake prediction;
- discover the latest software for processing and interpreting seismological data;
- gain practical skills in calculating seismic impacts using modern computer technologies.
In addition to theoretical sessions, guests from the Commonwealth countries will have the opportunity to learn about the work of the oldest seismic station in Central Asia – the Yangibazar Magnetic-Ionospheric Observatory. Its primary mission is continuous monitoring of the Earth’s magnetic field parameters. Scientists analyse diurnal and secular variations to better understand processes deep within the planet. The observatory also studies how other factors – seismic activity, changes in groundwater levels, and electromagnetic pulses – affect the geomagnetic field.
The School is being held at the Institute of Seismology of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan with the support of the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS Member States.