| Annotation |
The phenomenon of pulsating lakes of the drainless Torey basin - Barun- and Zun-Torey, which are located in the south of the Trans-Baikal Territory, is considered. A unique feature of the lakes is the periodicity - the alternation of pronounced dry and wet periods, lasting from 24 to 42 years, on average about 30 years, i.e. no strict cyclicity is observed. The reason for the periodicity is estimated from 2 main positions - either climatic changes or tectonic processes. An analysis of the available material indicates that the cause of the periodicity is complex, but with the leading role of tectonic processes (neotectonic oscillations), waking multi-level groundwater of the Tsasuchey and Torey artesian basins - the main sources of lake nutrition. Ground supply (R. Uldza, R. Imalka) is insignificant and the inflow is spent on evaporation. Tectonic processes are manifested not without the participation of the Cosmos (solar activity, the state of the Universe), since the Earth is a coordinated cosmic system and all processes occurring in it are reflected in the state of its interior. Measures are proposed that allow to significantly change the duration of fluctuations in the water surface of the Torey lakes and not wait for the next water content for 15 years or more. Such measures can be a forced impact on the activity of many underground waters of the artesian basin, the main sources of lake nutrition. External influences can be ground or underground dosed explosions or vibration (in the drying phase), which are widely used to increase the oil and gas production rate during the production of hydrocarbons. Another remarkable phenomenon of the Torey Basin is mud volcanism in the form of salses, which are considered by some researchers as prospecting signs of oil and gas potential. The analysis of materials on mud volcanism on a global scale clearly indicates the absence of mud volcanism not only in the Torey depression, but also in general the absence of such in Transbaikalia. Conclusions: The phenomenon of the pulsating lakes of Torey is not associated with climate change, but has a complex cause, with the leading end, the effect of a “piston pump”), not without the participation of the Cosmos. There is no mud volcanism in the Torey depression, therefore, there is no need to talk about its prospects for oil and gas potential. The salses observed on the Torei are of a different nature and are associated with the activity of groundwater in areas of permafrost. |
| Key words |
Key words: Torey lakes, climatic rhythm, neotectonics, salses, mud volcanism, activity of the earth\'s interior, groundwater, solar activity, Transbaikalia. |
