Andrew Karanin

• Candidate of Sciences (Geography)
• Associate Professor at Gorno-Altaisk State University

The article presents the results of a study of the thunderstorm activity diurnal rate and the energy parameters of lightning discharges in locations of thunderstorm fires. The Altai Republic territory serves as the region of research, fire data were obtained from the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Tourism of the Altai Republic and the A...

The purpose of this paper is to assess the influence of gravitational and magnetic anomalies on density of lightning discharges and thunderstorm fires on the territory of the Altai Republic. The information base was represented by data on lightning discharges and thunderstorm fires registered in 2016-2020. A positive correlation between the density...

The growing number of hazardous and unfavorable hydrological phenomena necessitates detailed studies at the global and regional levels. This study aims to identify the territorial features of the manifestation of hazardous phenomena (HP) in the Altai Republic. Rural settlements were chosen as a territorial unit since it is most expedient to manage...

Forest resources play an important role in shaping the natural-territorial complex sustainability. The degradation processes taking place on the territory of the forest resources fund make it necessary to assess the condition, use of forests and develop a set of measures to improve the rational use of the forest resources. The article discusses the...

The work presents the data analysis of the energy of lightning discharges recorded by WWLLN on the territory of Western Siberia. A comparison of the discharge energy distributions in four altitude zones has been performed. Altitude zones are divided into the following conditional categories: lowlands (up to 300 m above sea level), low mountains (fr...

Abstract. Probability models of the past, current and future range of Apollo, Parnassius apollo (Lepidoptera, Papil-ionidae), in the Altai Mts are constructed by means of the maximum entropy method. Evaluation of the predictive capacity of 19 bioclimatic and 3 topographic factors has shown that the spatial distribution of the species mostly correla...

The research objective is to analyze the causes of the catastrophic rise in the water level of rivers in the Katun River basin (the territory of the Altai Republic) in 2014. The research was conducted through the consideration of the impact factors that lead to flooding of the territory. The moisture regime is analyzed, as well as the change in the...

The article shows the ability of the FRiS-Tax algorithm to separate lightning discharge clusters and combine them into classes. Lightning discharge clusters are a model of an individual lightning cell. Classes (groups) of clusters of lightning discharges that are close in space and in time of action can be associated with a model of a multi-cell th...

This chapter studies the dynamics of lightning activity in the mountains of southern Siberia. The information base for the studies was data on lightning discharges for 2011-2016, recorded by WWLLN. Daily and seasonal courses in the number of lightning discharges are analyzed. Maps show the average annual density and the coefficient of variation of...

Thunderstorm activity is the main natural cause of forest fires. The development of new or modernization of existing systems for monitoring and forest fires forecasting requires the involvement of data on the spatial and temporal distribution of thunderstorms in monitorable forest areas. This article discusses the territory of the Republic of Burya...

Transboundary areas of the Altai Republic are notable for great diversity and vulnerability of natural complexes. Residential landscapes have one of the highest levels of anthropogenic transformation among the geosystems of the transboundary territories of the Altai Republic. Vacationing people, whose number is increasing every year, also have a si...

Studies of ecology and fauna are still important for studies of animal communities, important components of ecosystems of various levels. The article analyses the spatial distribution and diversity of communities and individual mammal species in the South Eastern Altai. The characteristics of land habitats and the integral ecosystem stability facto...

Among the natural prerequisites that affect the recreational appeal of the region, along with the geomorphological, landscape and biological features of the terrain, the hydroclimatic conditions of the region play a decisive role. The paper analyses the hydroclimatic features of the Russian part of the transboundary Altai and their impact on the pr...

Mountainous natural complexes of Altai cross-border territory is a unique object of studies into their durability against an external impact since they represent a complex mosaic structure. Authors used an integral characteristic as an assessment factor, which allowed to determine the durability of their soil cover. First, the river layer was conve...

The Altai transboundary mountainous region is a significant part of the Altai-Sayan ecoregion, namely one of almost 240 regions of the world, in which more than 80% of the world's biodiversity is preserved. Therefore, the relevance of the work lies in its description, which can help in future to protect the biodiversity of the region. The purpose o...

The article describes the geo-ecological principles and their relationship with the sustainable development of natural resources. The authors propose conceptual illustration of sustainable recreational use of natural resources of cross-border areas of Altai and analyze the main diversification paths of the tourism product of the region. Cross-borde...

The paper is relevant since tourism is considered as an element of sustainable development of the region, which means not only growth but also formation of a fundamentally new system of land use planning with tourism as its integrator. The purpose of the paper is development of theoretical-methodological and cartographic instruments for identifying...

Southeastern Altai is considered to be a high-mountainous zone. Its separate areas are characterized by considerable aridity of climate. High-mountainous ecosystems are compelled to adapt to such conditions. The results of two methods of assessment of conditions of natural sites located in arid territories yield comparable results. This gives a pos...

A case study of the “Ukok Quiet Zone” Natural Park has furnished an opportunity to resolve the related landscape planning issues trough the use of GIS. The development goals focusing on the geosystem components were assessed and defined, an integral concept of territorial balanced development was formulated, and the promising long-term areas of nat...