3-b Naukova St., 79060, Lviv, Ukraine

Phone/fax: (0322) 64 8563;
e-mail: carp@cb-igph.lviv.ua

The Carpathian Branch of S.I.Subbotin Institute of Geophysics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was set up on the basis of geophysical departments of the NAS Institute for Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics in accordance with NAS Presidium resolution N 212 of July 10, 1991.

Its main research areas are:

– investigation into relations of geophysical fields with inhomogeneities and deformations of the Earth crust, seismotectonic processes and seismicity in the Carpathian region;

– elaboration of physical-and-geological fundamentals and advanced technologies for combined geophysical forecasting of hydrocarbon deposits;

– elaboration of theoretical principles and development of technical equipment for seismic, geomagnetic, electromagnetic monitoring of dangerous natural and man-caused geological processes in the Earth crust.

The following scientific schools have been formed and function at the Branch:

– electromagnetic investigations towards solving problems of structural, exploring and engineering geophysics (headed by Dr. of Sci., Prof. Ya. S. Sapuzhak);

– seismotectonic research into the Earth crust structure and forecasting dangerous phenomena (headed by Cand.of Sci. T. Z. Verbytsky);

– tectonomagnetic studies of the deep structure of the Earth crust for exploration of hydrocarbon deposits (headed by Dr.of Sci. V. Yu. Maksymchuk).

The Branch proposes for cooperative upgrading or commercialization:

– a procedure and equipment for seismic, magnetic and electromagnetic monitoring of dangerous processes in the Earth crust;

– a network of operating geophysical and seismic stations for integrated study of geodynamics and deep structure of the Carpathian region;

– a technique for modeling seismogeological sections and investigating the peculiarities of space-time distribution of earthquake epicenters;

– methods and software for solving direct and inverse three-dimensional problems of electrical prospecting;

– methods and equipment for magnetometric observations to study geodynamic and Earth crust tectonics, as well as explore oil-and-gas deposits;

– a technology for combined geophysical forecasting of oil-and-gas content of geological sections.

Research results of the Branch are presented in 4 monographs, 150 scientific papers and protected by 11 patents.