Tien Shan 95 Recon Figures

Recon Pictures from the 1995 Tien Shan Field Trip

Steve Roecker
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

The following are photos that I took during the recon field trip to the Tien Shan in 1995. These figures accompany a written account of the trip.

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Figure A1. Station BOOM. South side of operator's house. The entrance to the tunnel is just behind the house. The cord on Dulat's left goes to the gas powered generator. Batteries and chargers in the room behind him.
Figure A2. Station BOOM. North side of operator's house.
Figure A3. Station BOOM. Entrance to the tunnel. View from back side of operator's house. Upper cable is power (only when generator is working) and cable on ground is from the seismometers. Trough in front is for watering animals
Figure A4. Station BOOM. Entrance to the tunnel. Dulat overriding security system.
Figure A5. Station BOOM. View, looking east, of operator's house from down in the valley where jeep was parked.
Figure A6. Station BOOM. View, looking east, of operator's house from down in the valley where jeep was parked (slightly different perspective than A5).
Figure A7. Station ANANEVA. The entrance to the vault. Note power lines above door, outcrop to rear of vault. Man in picture is Umet Ala, the station chief.
Figure A8. Station ANANEVA. View to the south from the entrance to the vault.
Figure A9. Station ANANEVA. The pier inside the vault, with SKM/SKD seismometers. Note plenty of free space on the pier for additional sensor.
Figure A10. Station ANANEVA. View of the vault, looking to the north. Door is to the right behind trees. Note good exposure begins behind vault on far side of fence.
Figure A11. Station ANANEVA. Galitzen seismometers in basement of observatory.
Figure A12. Station ANANEVA. Galitzen seismometers in basement of observatory. (different perspective).
Figure A13. Station ANANEVA. Fault scarp north of station.
Figure A14. Station KARAKOL. Interior of vault. Two piers, both of which are sunk two meters beneath the floor. Space on near pier for extra sensor.
Figure A15. Station KARAKOL. Interior of vault (different perspective).
Figure A16. Station KARAKOL. Exterior of vault, view to southeast towards observatory. Entrance is via door to right, which opens to stairway. Floor of vault is two meters below surface. Area behind corrugated tin occasionally used for warehouse.
Figure A17. Station KARAKOL. Exterior of vault, view to northwest away from observatory. Entrance is on opposite side. Roof of new observer's house is seen to the left.
Figure A18. Station KARAKOL. The observatory. Observer's house to the right, and beyond that is the vault.
Figure A19. Station KARAKOL. Entrance to the compound, and local facilities. Taken from entrance to observatory.
Figure A20. Station KARAKOL. Strong motion vault in basement of observatory.
Figure A21. Station KARAKOL. Strong motion vault in basement of observatory. Note furnace near wall.
Figure A22. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
Figure A23. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
Figure A24. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
Figure A25. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
Figure A26. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
Figure A27. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
Figure A28. Common road blockage on road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
Figure A29. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
Figure A30. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu - At the pass.
Figure A31. Station KEN SUU. The SKM hut.
Figure A32. Station KEN SUU. Interior of the SKM hut.
Figure A33. Station KEN SUU. View of the observer's house from the SKM hut. Note stream and Sari Djas river in background.
Figure A34. Station KEN SUU. View of the front of the observer's house.
Figure A35. Station KEN SUU. Additional outcrops behind the SKM hut.
Figure A36. Station KEN SUU. Group shot after Bishparmak. Main operator is second man from the right. His wife and daughter are near the middle.
Figure B1. Views along the road from Kadji Sai to Kara Sai.
Figure B2. Views along the road from Kadji Sai to Kara Sai.
Figure B3. Views along the road from Kadji Sai to Kara Sai. At the final pass.
Figure B4. Views along the road from Kadji Sai to Kara Sai. Looking south from the last pass.
Figure B5. KARA SAI. The old SKM hut; no longer used. Note lack of outcrop at this site.
Figure B6. KARA SAI. Looking south across the valley from the old SKM hut. Buildings are part of the defunct "cultural center". Former operator's House is behind jeep. Border guard outpost can be seen in the background.
Figure B7. KARA SAI. Closer view of border guard outpost, looking south. Small building to the right is an unused warehouse. Proposed site is in the hills in back of this small building.
Figure B8. KARA SAI. Kopnichev, Dulat, and soldier standing in front of massive outcrop in foothills behind border guard outpost.
Figure B9. KARA SAI. View from the front gate of the border guard outpost, looking southeast. Small building is the warehouse. Outcrops visited are in the hills behind this building.
Figure B10. Station KADJI SAI. View of interior of vault with SKD/SKM sensors on pier.
Figure B11. Station KADJI SAI. Entrance to vault with operator in front of door. Note damage to door near his left shoulder.
Figure B12. Station KADJI SAI. Entrance to vault viewed from farther down the hill. View to the south.
Figure B13. Station KADJI SAI. Operator's house. Vault is in the cliffs behind the house. View to the south.
Figures B14-B18. Station KADJI SAI. Various views of the Operator's family in the garden. This one (B15) is a typical example.
Figure B18. Station NARIN. One of the piers in the interior of the vault.
Figure B19. Station NARIN. Entrance to the vault, looking south. Chief operator standing by door.
Figure B20. Station NARIN. View north from entrance to the vault. Note bridge over dry river bed. Observatory is behind trees.
Figure B21. Station NARIN. View south to entrance to the vault, taken from bridge over dry river bed.
Figure B22. Station NARIN. The observatory, surrounded by trees.
Figure B23. CHATYRTASH. Looking south from the southern gate to the border guard outpost. Ak Sai river in foreground, with massive exposures beyond.
Figure B24. CHATYRTASH. Panorama looking east from the southern gate to the border guard outpost. Ak Sai river in foreground, note that it bends to the south here. Some good exposure at the bend. Note road in middle which starts out north of the outpost. Also note lack of exposure to the north.
Figure B25. CHATYRTASH. Continuation of Figure B24.
Figure C1. CHATYRTASH. Yaks near road.
Figure C2. CHATYRTASH. More Yaks near road.
Figure C3. CHATYRTASH. Even more Yaks near road.
Figure C4. KAZIBEK. View looking south up main canyon south of Kazibek village.
Figure C5. KAZIBEK. View looking north in secondary canyon west of main canyon. Proposed site in back of Dulat.
Figure C6. KAZIBEK. View looking east from proposed site back down into main canyon.
Figure C7. KAZIBEK. View looking north in secondary canyon west of main canyon. Proposed site in back of Dulat.
Figure C8. KAZIBEK. View looking north in main canyon. Proposed site is to the left. Village of Kazibek visible in the At Bashi valley.
Figure C9. KAZIBEK. View looking east from main canyon into secondary canyon. Proposed site is in rocks to the right.
Figure C10. TORUGART. Progressive views, from east to west, of the exposure south of the border guard station. C15 and C12 are interchangeable. The border guard station is visible in C14. Small lake south of Chatyr-Kul can be seen behind the border guard station. Proposed site is on the eastern end of this outcrop.
Figure C11. TORUGART. Continuation of Figure C10.
Figure C12. TORUGART. Continuation of Figure C11.
Figure C13. TORUGART. Continuation of Figure C12.
Figure C14. TORUGART. Continuation of Figure C13.
Figure C15. TORUGART. Continuation of Figure C14.
Figure C16. TORUGART. Panoramic view of Chatyr-Kul, looking north from the point from which Figures C10-C15 were taken.
Figure C17. TORUGART. Continuation of Figure C16.
Figure C18. TORUGART. View south from main road back towards border guard station (on left). Proposed site is in on far right of exposure behind station. Chinese border is at top of the snow capped ridge. Note fencing that appears to be miniature telephone poles.
Figure C19. TORUGART. Continuation of Figure C18.
Figure C20 and C21. Rainbow during temporary lull in storm on road between At Bashi and Baetovo.
Figure C22. OSOAVIACKIM. View from edge of outcrop of weathered sediments looking north to the village and the Ak Shirak range.
Figure C23. OSOAVIACKIM. View from edge of outcrop of weathered sediments looking west.
Figure C24. OSOAVIACKIM. View of outcrop of weathered sediments, looking south from end of village.
Figure C25. OSOAVIACKIM. View of edge of outcrop of weathered sediments, looking south from end of village. C22 and C23 were taken from the knob along the edge.

	Figure A1. Station BOOM. South side of operator's house. The entrance to the tunnel is just behind the house. The cord on Dulat's left goes to the gas powered generator. Batteries and chargers in the room behind him.
	Figure A2. Station BOOM. North side of operator's house.
	Figure A3. Station BOOM. Entrance to the tunnel. View from back side of operator's house. Upper cable is power (only when generator is working) and cable on ground is from the seismometers. Trough in front is for watering animals
	Figure A4. Station BOOM. Entrance to the tunnel. Dulat overriding security system.
	Figure A5. Station BOOM. View, looking east, of operator's house from down in the valley where jeep was parked.
	Figure A6. Station BOOM. View, looking east, of operator's house from down in the valley where jeep was parked (slightly different perspective than A5).
	Figure A7. Station ANANEVA. The entrance to the vault. Note power lines above door, outcrop to rear of vault. Man in picture is Umet Ala, the station chief.
	Figure A8. Station ANANEVA. View to the south from the entrance to the vault.
	Figure A9. Station ANANEVA. The pier inside the vault, with SKM/SKD seismometers. Note plenty of free space on the pier for additional sensor.
	Figure A10. Station ANANEVA. View of the vault, looking to the north. Door is to the right behind trees. Note good exposure begins behind vault on far side of fence.
	Figure A11. Station ANANEVA. Galitzen seismometers in basement of observatory.
	Figure A12. Station ANANEVA. Galitzen seismometers in basement of observatory. (different perspective).
	Figure A13. Station ANANEVA. Fault scarp north of station.
	Figure A14. Station KARAKOL. Interior of vault. Two piers, both of which are sunk two meters beneath the floor. Space on near pier for extra sensor.
	Figure A15. Station KARAKOL. Interior of vault (different perspective).
	Figure A16. Station KARAKOL. Exterior of vault, view to southeast towards observatory. Entrance is via door to right, which opens to stairway. Floor of vault is two meters below surface. Area behind corrugated tin occasionally used for warehouse.
	Figure A17. Station KARAKOL. Exterior of vault, view to northwest away from observatory. Entrance is on opposite side. Roof of new observer's house is seen to the left.
	Figure A18. Station KARAKOL. The observatory. Observer's house to the right, and beyond that is the vault.
	Figure A19. Station KARAKOL. Entrance to the compound, and local facilities. Taken from entrance to observatory.
	Figure A20. Station KARAKOL. Strong motion vault in basement of observatory.
	Figure A21. Station KARAKOL. Strong motion vault in basement of observatory. Note furnace near wall.
	Figure A22. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
	Figure A23. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
	Figure A24. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
	Figure A25. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
	Figure A26. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
	Figure A27. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
	Figure A28. Common road blockage on road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
	Figure A29. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu.
	Figure A30. Views along the road from Karakol to Ken Suu - At the pass.
	Figure A31. Station KEN SUU. The SKM hut.
	Figure A32. Station KEN SUU. Interior of the SKM hut.
	Figure A33. Station KEN SUU. View of the observer's house from the SKM hut. Note stream and Sari Djas river in background.
	Figure A34. Station KEN SUU. View of the front of the observer's house.
	Figure A35. Station KEN SUU. Additional outcrops behind the SKM hut.
	Figure A36. Station KEN SUU. Group shot after Bishparmak. Main operator is second man from the right. His wife and daughter are near the middle.
	Figure B1. Views along the road from Kadji Sai to Kara Sai.
	Figure B2. Views along the road from Kadji Sai to Kara Sai.
	Figure B3. Views along the road from Kadji Sai to Kara Sai. At the final pass.
	Figure B4. Views along the road from Kadji Sai to Kara Sai. Looking south from the last pass.
	Figure B5. KARA SAI. The old SKM hut; no longer used. Note lack of outcrop at this site.
	Figure B6. KARA SAI. Looking south across the valley from the old SKM hut. Buildings are part of the defunct "cultural center". Former operator's House is behind jeep. Border guard outpost can be seen in the background.
	Figure B7. KARA SAI. Closer view of border guard outpost, looking south. Small building to the right is an unused warehouse. Proposed site is in the hills in back of this small building.
	Figure B8. KARA SAI. Kopnichev, Dulat, and soldier standing in front of massive outcrop in foothills behind border guard outpost.
	Figure B9. KARA SAI. View from the front gate of the border guard outpost, looking southeast. Small building is the warehouse. Outcrops visited are in the hills behind this building.
	Figure B10. Station KADJI SAI. View of interior of vault with SKD/SKM sensors on pier.
	Figure B11. Station KADJI SAI. Entrance to vault with operator in front of door. Note damage to door near his left shoulder.
	Figure B12. Station KADJI SAI. Entrance to vault viewed from farther down the hill. View to the south.
	Figure B13. Station KADJI SAI. Operator's house. Vault is in the cliffs behind the house. View to the south.
	Figures B14-B18. Station KADJI SAI. Various views of the Operator's family in the garden. This one (B15) is a typical example.
	Figure B18. Station NARIN. One of the piers in the interior of the vault.
	Figure B19. Station NARIN. Entrance to the vault, looking south. Chief operator standing by door.
	Figure B20. Station NARIN. View north from entrance to the vault. Note bridge over dry river bed. Observatory is behind trees.
	Figure B21. Station NARIN. View south to entrance to the vault, taken from bridge over dry river bed.
	Figure B22. Station NARIN. The observatory, surrounded by trees.
	Figure B23. CHATYRTASH. Looking south from the southern gate to the border guard outpost. Ak Sai river in foreground, with massive exposures beyond.
	Figure B24. CHATYRTASH. Panorama looking east from the southern gate to the border guard outpost. Ak Sai river in foreground, note that it bends to the south here. Some good exposure at the bend. Note road in middle which starts out north of the outpost. Also note lack of exposure to the north.
	Figure B25. CHATYRTASH. Continuation of Figure B24.
	Figure C1. CHATYRTASH. Yaks near road.
	Figure C2. CHATYRTASH. More Yaks near road.
	Figure C3. CHATYRTASH. Even more Yaks near road.
	Figure C4. KAZIBEK. View looking south up main canyon south of Kazibek village.
	Figure C5. KAZIBEK. View looking north in secondary canyon west of main canyon. Proposed site in back of Dulat.
	Figure C6. KAZIBEK. View looking east from proposed site back down into main canyon.
	Figure C7. KAZIBEK. View looking north in secondary canyon west of main canyon. Proposed site in back of Dulat.
	Figure C8. KAZIBEK. View looking north in main canyon. Proposed site is to the left. Village of Kazibek visible in the At Bashi valley.
	Figure C9. KAZIBEK. View looking east from main canyon into secondary canyon. Proposed site is in rocks to the right.
	Figure C10. TORUGART. Progressive views, from east to west, of the exposure south of the border guard station. C15 and C12 are interchangeable. The border guard station is visible in C14. Small lake south of Chatyr-Kul can be seen behind the border guard station. Proposed site is on the eastern end of this outcrop.
	Figure C11. TORUGART. Continuation of Figure C10.
	Figure C12. TORUGART. Continuation of Figure C11.
	Figure C13. TORUGART. Continuation of Figure C12.
	Figure C14. TORUGART. Continuation of Figure C13.
	Figure C15. TORUGART. Continuation of Figure C14.
	Figure C16. TORUGART. Panoramic view of Chatyr-Kul, looking north from the point from which Figures C10-C15 were taken.
	Figure C17. TORUGART. Continuation of Figure C16.
	Figure C18. TORUGART. View south from main road back towards border guard station (on left). Proposed site is in on far right of exposure behind station. Chinese border is at top of the snow capped ridge. Note fencing that appears to be miniature telephone poles.
	Figure C19. TORUGART. Continuation of Figure C18.
	Figure C20 and C21. Rainbow during temporary lull in storm on road between At Bashi and Baetovo.
	Figure C22. OSOAVIACKIM. View from edge of outcrop of weathered sediments looking north to the village and the Ak Shirak range.
	Figure C23. OSOAVIACKIM. View from edge of outcrop of weathered sediments looking west.
	Figure C24. OSOAVIACKIM. View of outcrop of weathered sediments, looking south from end of village.
	Figure C25. OSOAVIACKIM. View of edge of outcrop of weathered sediments, looking south from end of village. C22 and C23 were taken from the knob along the edge.