ИСТИНА

Knowledge of quantitative information about the heat flux from the Earth's interior is fundamental for a deeper understanding of the relationship between fluid-magmatic and geodynamic processes. However, unfortunately, today only the first kilometers of the Earth's crust are available for direct measurements of deep temperatures. The location of the precision temperature observation system developed at the IPE RAS in the immediate vicinity of the magma chamber of the Elbrus volcano makes it possible to obtain unique data on the structure and dynamics of the thermal field in its vicinity. The study of this volcano is a particularly important task, both from the point of view of obtaining new fundamental knowledge about the structure of magmatic structures, and from the point of view of assessing the volcanic hazard caused by the presence of liquid magmatic melt in the interior of the volcano, which in turn will provide new data on the potential hazard Elbrus volcanic center. Estimation of the contributions of the conductive and convective components to the heat flow will make it possible to draw conclusions about the dynamics of the fluid-magmatic system of the Elbrus volcanic center and study the mode of its functioning, and can also be used directly for monitoring volcanic hazard.