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PUBLICATIONS (1998-...)

Monographs

Spichak, V.V. 1999. Magnetotelluric fields in three-dimensional models of geoelectrics. Scientific World, Moscow. - 204 pp. (in Russian).
Spichak, V.V. (Ed.). 2005. Electromagnetic Studies of the Earth's Interior. Scientific World, Moscow. - 244 pp. (in Russian).
Spichak, V. (Ed.). 2007. Electromagnetic Sounding of the Earth’s Interior, Elsevier, Amsterdam. - 388 pp.
Spichak V.V. (Ed.). 2009. Modern methods of the measurement, processing and interpretation of electromagnetic data. Librokom Publ., Moscow. – 278pp. (in Russian).
Spichak V.V. (Ed.). 2011. Joint analysis of the electromagnetic and other ophysical data. Krasand Publ., Moscow. – 192pp. (in Russian).
Spichak, V., Zakharova O.K. 2013. Electromagnetic geothermometer. Moscow, Scientific World. -170pp. (in Russian).
Spichak V., Zakharova, O. 2015. Electromagnetic geothermometry. Elsevier, Amsterdam. – 182pp.
Spichak V.V. (Ed.). 2015. Electromagnetic Sounding of the Earth’s Interior: Theory, Modeling, Practice. Elsevier, Amsterdam. – 482pp.
Spichak, V.V. 2019. Electromagnetic tomography of the Earth’s interior. Scientific World, Moscow. - 374 pp. (in Russian).
Spichak V.V. 2020. Computational Geo-Electromagnetics: Methods, Models and Forecasts. Elsevier, Cambridge. – 462pp.

Special issues

Meloni, A., Spichak, V.V. and Uyeda, S. (Eds.) 2004. Magnetic, Electric and Electromagnetic Methods in Seismology and Volcanology. Annals of Geophysics, 47 (1).
Spichak, V.V. (Ed.) 2002. Extended Abstracts of the papers contributed to III International Workshop on Magnetic, Electric and Electromagnetic Methods in Seismology and Volcanology.
Spichak V.V. (Ed.) 2003. Electromagnetic Sounding of the Earth. UIPE.
Spichak, V.V. 2007. Earth electromagnetic investigations. IPE, Moscow, 182.
Spichak, V.V., Dixon, T. and Martin, A.- L. (Eds.) 2002. A multi-disciplinary study of volcanoes. J.Volcanology & Geothermal Research, 113, 1.
Spichak V. 2014. Development of the scientific and methodological basement as well as computer aids for three dimensional geophysical tomography of the Earth's interior. Analytical report, Ministery of Science and Education RF. -78pp. (in Russian)

Papers

1998

Spichak, V.V. and Popova, I.V. 1998. Application of the Neural Network Approach to the Reconstructionn of a Three-Dimensional Geoelectric Structure. - Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth, 34, 33-39.
1999
Spichak, V.V. 1999. A new approach to 3-D interpretation of the geophysical data. - In: Proc. 1^st Conference "Mathematics and Geophysics", UIPE, Moscow, 122-126 (in Russian).
Spichak, V.V. 1999. Imaging of volcanic interior using MT data.- In: "3-D Electromagnetics" (Eds. B. Spies and M. Oristaglio), SEG Publ., GD7, Tulsa, USA, 418-425.
Spichak, V.V., Menvielle M. and Roussignol M. 1999. Three-dimensional inversion of MT data using Bayesian statistics.-In: "3D Electromagnetics" (Eds. B. Spies and M. Oristaglio), SEG Publ., GD7, Tulsa, USA, 406-417.
Spichak, V.V., Menvielle M. and Roussignol M. 1999. Estimation of the Effects of Quality and Volume of a priori Information and Data on 3D Inversion of Magnetotelluric Fields. - Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth, 35, 260-270.
Spichak, V.V., Fukuoka K., Kobayashi T., Mogi T., Popova I. and Shima H. 1999. Neural - network based interpretation of insufficient and noisy MT data in terms of the target macro - parameters. In: Zhdanov M. and Wannamaker P., Eds., Extended Abst. 2nd Symposium on 3-D Electromagnetics, Salt-Lake City, USA, 297-300.
2000
Spichak, V.V. 2000. Construction of three-dimensional geoelectric models from electromagnetic data. - Izvestiya, 4 (Special issue), 40-50.
Spichak, V.V. and Popova, I.V. 2000. Artificial neural network inversion of MT - data in terms of 3D earth macro - parameters. - Geoph. J. Int., 42, 15-26.
Szarka, L., Menvielle, M. and Spichak, V. 2000. Imaging properties of apparent resistivities based on rotational invariants of the magnetotelluric impedance tensor. Acta Geod. Hung., 35 (2), 149-175.
2001
Spichak, V.V. 2001. Three-dimensional interpretation of MT data in volcanic environments (computer simulation). - Annali di Geofisica, 44 (2), 273-286.
2002
Spichak, V.V. 2002. Advanced three - dimensional interpretation technologies applied to the MT data in the Minamikayabe thermal area (Hokkaido, Japan). - Ext. abstr. 64^th EAGE Conference, Florence, Italy.
Spichak, V. 2002. Three-dimensional geoelectrical models of volcanoes and fracture zones by MT data. – In: Ext. abstr. 3rd Int. Workshop MEEMSV-02, Moscow, 41-44.
Spichak, V.V., K. Fukuoka, T. Kobayashi, T. Mogi, I. Popova and H. Shima 2002. Artificial Neural Network reconstruction of geoelectrical parameters of the Minou fault zone by scalar CSAMT data. - J. Appl. Geoph., 49 (1/2), 75-90.
Spichak, V.V. and Popova, I. 2002. ANN interpretation of EM data in faulted zones. – In: Ext. abstr. 3rd Int. Workshop MEEMSV-02, Moscow, 55-58.
2004
Spichak, V.V., Yamaya Y. and Mogi T. 2004. ANN modeling of 3D conductivity structure of the Komagatake volcano (Hokkaido, Japan) by MT data.– In: Proc. IV Int. Symp. MEEMSV-2004, La Londe Les Maures, France, 121-122.
2006
Spichak, V.V. 2006. Estimating temperature distributions in geotermal areas using a neuronet approach. - Geotermics 35. 181 - 197.
Spichak, V.V. 2006. Comparative analysis of the hypotheses of the geoelectric structure of the Transcaucasian region from magnetotelluric data. - Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth, 42 (1), 60-68.
Spichak, V.V. 2006. A Method for Constructing High-Order Differential Boundary Conditions for Solving External Boundary Value Problems in Geoelectromagnetism - Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth, 42 (3), 193-200.
Spichak, V., Rybin A., Batalev V., Sizov Y, Zakharova O. and Goidina A. 2006. Application of ANN techniques to combined analysis of magnetotelluric and other geophysical data in the northern Tien Shan crustal area - IAGA WG 1.2 on Electromagnetic Induction in the Earth Extended Abstract 18-th Workshop El Vendrell Spain, September 17-23.
Spichak, V.V. and Sizov, Yu. 2006. 3-D Bayesian inversion of the audiomagnetotelluric data in the salinity zone of a coastal groundwater reservoir. - Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth, 42 (4), 330-333.
2007
Spichak, V.V. 2007. Neural Network Reconstraction of Macro-Parameters of 3-D Geoelectric Structures. - In: V. Spichak (Ed.) “Electromagnetic Sounding of the Earth’s Interior”, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 223-260.
Spichak, V.V. 2007. Magnetotellurics Fields and their Aplication in Interpretation. - In: V. Spichak (Ed.) “Electromagnetic Sounding of the Earth’s Interior”, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 279-315.
Spichak, V.V. 2007. Modelling of Magnetotelluric Fields in 3-D Media. - In: V. Spichak (Ed.) “Electromagnetic Sounding of the Earth’s Interior”, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 317-355.
Spichak, V.V., Borisova, V.P., Fainberg, E.B., Khalesov, A.A., and Goidina A.G. 2007. Electromagnetic 3D Tomography of the Elbrus Volcanic Center According to Magnetotelluric and Satellite Data. - Journal of Volcanology and Seismology, 1 53-66.
Spichak, V., Zakharova O., Rybin A. 2007. Estimation of the Sub-Surface Temperature by Means of Magnetotelluric Sounding. - Thirty-Second Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, January, 22-24.
Spichak, V. and M. Zhdanov. 2007. 3-D EM Forward Modelling Using Balance Technique. - In: V. Spichak (Ed.) “Electromagnetic Sounding of the Earth’s Interior”, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 107-145.
2008
Spichak, V.V., 2008. Geophysical exploration of geothermal resources. - Proc. Final Conference on ENGINE Project, Vilnius
Spichak, V.V., Borisova, V., Fainberg, E., Khalezov, A., Goidina, A. 2008. Three dimensional electromagnetic tomography of Elbrus volcanic center based on magnetotelluric and satellite data. - In: Singh, B. (Ed.) “Electromagnetic phenomenon related to earthquakes and volcanoes”, Narosa Publ. House, New Delhi, India, 185-193.
2009
Spichak V. 2009. Advances in electromagnetic sounding of geothermal areas. - In: Proc. IX SGEM Conference on Applied and Environmental Geophysics, Albena, Bulgary, 649-656
Spichak V. and Manzella A. 2009. Electromagnetic sounding of geothermal zones. - Journal of Appl. Geophysics, 68 (4), 459-478.
Spichak V. and Zakharova O. 2009. The application of an indirect electromagnetic geothermometer to temperature extrapolation in depth. Geophysical Prospecting, 57, 653-664.
Spichak, V., Zakharova, O. 2009. Electromagnetic temperature extrapolation in depth in the Hengill Geotermal area, Iceland. PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Fourth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 9-11, 2009.
2010
Spichak V. 2010. 3-D imaging Vesuvius magma chamber: feasibility study using MCMC inversion of synthetic MT data. Expanded abstr. - IAGA WG 1.2 on Electromagnetic Induction in the Earth 20th Workshop, Giza, Egypt.
Spichak V.V., Bezruk . I.A. and Goidina A.G. 2010. Joint ANN inversion of tensor and scalar magnetotelluric data. - Expanded abstr. IAGA WG 1.2 on Electromagnetic Induction in the Earth 20th Workshop, Giza, Egypt.
Spichak V.V. and Zakharova O.K. 2010. Indirect Electromagnetic Geothermometer: methodology and case study. Expanded Abst. - World Geothermal Congress, Bali, Indonesia.
Spichak V.V. and Zakharova O.K. 2010. Indirect EM temperature estimation in the northern Tien Shan. Expanded abstr. - IAGA WG 1.2 on Electromagnetic Induction in the Earth 20th Workshop, Giza, Egypt.
Spichak V., J. Geiermann, O. Zakharova, P. Calcagno, A. Genter, E. Schill. 2010. Deep temperature extrapolation in the Soultz-sous-Forets geothermal area using magnetotelluric data. Expanded abstr.- Thirty-Fifth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California.
Spichak, V., Zakharova O., Rybin A. 2010. Methodology of the indirect temperature estimation basing on magnetotelluric data: Northern Tien Shan case study. - Journal of Applied Geophysics 73 , 164-173.
2011
Spichak, V.V. 2011. Numerical Simulation and Inversion of MT Fields in the 3D Electric Conductivity Model of the Vesuvius Volcano Fizika Zemli, 1, pp. 76–80.
Spichak V.V. 2011. Application of ANN based techniques in EM induction studies. In: "The Earth's Magnetoic Interior" (Ed. E. Petrovsky et al.), IAGA Special Sopron Book Series, vol.1, Springer, 19-30.
Spichak V.V., Zakharova O.K., Goidina A.G. 2011. 3D temperature model of the Hengill geothermal area (Iceland) revealed from electromagnetic data. Expanded Abstr. XXXVI Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, USA.

2012

Spichak V.V. 2012. Evaluation of the feasibility of recovering the magma chamber’ parameters by 3D Bayesian statistical inversion of synthetic MT data.Acta Geophysica, 60 (3), 942-958.
Spichak, V.V. Zakharova, O.K., 2012. The subsurface temperature assessment by means of an indirect electromagnetic geothermometer.Geophysics, 77 (4), WB179-WB190.
Spichak, V.V. 2012. Recent advances in electromagnetic geothermal exploration based on using of an indirect electromagnetic geothermometer. Proc. 34th Intern. Geol. Congress, Brisbane, Australia.

2013

Spichak, V.V., Zakharova, O.K., and Goidina, A.G. 2013. A new conceptual model of the Icelandic crust in the Hengill geothermal area based on the indirect electromagnetic geothermometry. J. Volnanology and Geotherm. Res., 257, 99-112.
Spichak, V.V., Zakharova, O.K., 2013. Advances in electromagnetic geothermal exploration based on using of an indirect electromagnetic geothermometer. Expanded Abstr. European Geothermal Congress, Pisa, Italy.
Spichak, V.V., Zakharova, O.K., and Goidina, A.G. 2013. 3D thermal structure of the Hengill volcanic complex (Iceland) revealed from electromagnetic sounding data and temperature well logs. Proc. IAVCEI General Assembly, Kagoshima, Japan.
2014
Spichak, V., Zakharova, O. 2014. Gaseous vs. Aqueous Fluids: Travale (Italy) Case Study using EM Geothermometry. Expanded Abstr. Thirty-Ninth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford, USA..
2015
Spichak, V., Zakharova, O. 2015. Constructing the Deep Temperature Section of the Travale Geothermal Area in Italy, with the Use of an Electromagnetic Geothermometer, Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth ,51 (1), 87–94..
Spichak V, J. Geiermann, O. Zakharova, P. Calcagno, A. Genter, E. Schill, 2015. Estimating deep temperatures in the Soultz-sous-Forets geothermal area (France) from magnetotelluric data, Near Surface Geophysics, 13 (4), 397- 408.
2016
Spichak V., 2016. Constraining Potential Earthquake Sources from the Geophysical Data. Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth, 52 (1), 45–56.
Spichak V. and Goidina A., 2016. Neural Network Estimate of Seismic Velocities and Resistivity of Rocks from Electromagnetic and Seismic Sounding Data. Izvestiya, Physics of the Solid Earth, 52 (3), 371–381.
Spichak V. and Zakharova O. 2016. Porosity estimation at depths below the borehole bottom from resistivity logs and electromagnetic resistivity. Near Surface Geophysics, 14(3), 299-306.
2017
Spichak V., Goidina A.G. 2017. A conceptual model of the copper–porphyry ore formation based on joint analysis of deep 3D geophysical models: Sorskoe complex (Russia) case study. Izvestiya, Acta Geophysica, DOI 10.1007/s11600-017-0101-2.
2018
Spichak V. 2018. Advances in electromagnetic techniques for exploration, prospecting, and monitoring of hydrocarbon deposits. First Break, 36 (10), 75-81.
Spichak V. and Zakharova O. and Goidina A. 2018. Constraining seismic sources using electromagnetic geothermometry: Hengill volcano (Iceland) case study. Extended Abstr. EMSEV Workshop, Potenza, Italy, 14(3), 17-21 September.
Spichak V. 2018. Algorithm for constraining earthquake source domains and estimating their potential magnitudes from geophysical data. Annals of Geophysics, 61 (6), SE662, DOI: 10.4401/ag-7647.

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