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Adria Array

AdriaArray

Duration:	1.1.2022 - 31.12.2026
Program:	Multilateral - other
Project leader:	Mgr. Csicsay Kristián PhD.
Annotation:	The thematic focus of the AdriaArray Initiative is the understanding of active deformation of the “Adriatic plate and its surroundings”, referred to as “AdriaArray area” in the following. AdriaArray is an international initiative to foster collaborative research, capacity and community building, with a focus on the geodynamic processes and the associated geohazards. The AdriaArray initiative will further foster the scientific exchange and cooperation especially of early career scientists.

European Alps Geoid

Európsky Alpský geoid

Duration:	1.1.2022 - 31.12.2027
Program:	Multilateral - other
Project leader:	Mgr. Zahorec Pavol PhD.
Annotation:	The Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) have caused a fundamental and lasting change in the field of Geodesy. Due to the missing link to the gravity field of the Earth, GNSS measurements yield purely geometric heights relative to a reference ellipsoid. To derive physical heights, additional information is necessary that describe the undulations of the height reference surface. This information is computed from global or regional gravity field models and is denoted as geoid or quasigeoid models. The combination of GNSS measurements and geoid models provides an efficient tool to determine heights. However, it does not reach the accuracy of the traditional leveling methods. Height reference systems are therefore still measured on a national basis and by the use of precision leveling. The national height reference systems differ regarding the definition (height type), the applied numerical standards as well as the choice of the geodetic datum (zero level). In the geodetic practice this results in different height levels that become most apparent at the national borders, yielding up to about 50 cm (between France and Germany). The cooperation is expected to enable the following achievements: • Harmonization of the underlying data for regional geoid modeling in the border regions of the partnering countries, • Determination of a joint geoid/quasigeoid model in the Alpine region (European Alps Geoid), • Analysis of the datum differences between the national height reference frames of the partnering countries, • Derive appropriate transformation rules between the national height reference frames, • Validation of global and continental gravity field models.

Monitoring and analysis of seismically active zones focusing on the Hronov region in the Czech Republic and the Little Carpathians in Slovakia

Monitorovanie a analýza seizmicky aktívnych zón s dôrazom na oblasť Hronovska v Českej republike a oblasť Malých Karpát v Slovenskej republike

Duration:	1.1.2025 - 31.12.2026
Program:	Mobility
Project leader:	Mgr. Csicsay Kristián PhD.
Annotation:	Two seismically active areas - Hronov in the Czech Republic and Little Carpathians in the Slovak Republic were affected by relatively strong earthquakes in the beginning of the 20th century, which in terms of magnitude are among the strongest in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In 1901 there was a magnitude 4.7 earthquake in the Hronov region and in 1906 a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in the Little Carpathians. The submitted project focuses on cooperation in the acquisition and analysis of geophysical data with an emphasis on seismic monitoring. The aim of the project is to refine the seismotectonic model of the area of the Little Carpatian region and the Hronov region, which is crucial for seismic hazard assessment in the studied areas. In Slovakia this is mainly due to the proximity of the nuclear power plant Jaslovské Bohunice, for the Czech Republic due to the construction of a new highway that passes through the seismically active area of Hronov.

pan-EUROpean BioGeodynamics network

Pan-EURÓpska BIoGeodynamická sieť

Duration:	24.9.2024 - 23.9.2028
Program:	COST
Project leader:	RNDr. Vozár Ján PhD.
Annotation:	Growing evidence indicates that the Earth’s interior and surface evolution is intrinsically interrelated with the evolution of its atmosphere, oceans, landscape and life. This lays down principal foundations of Biogeodynamics – an emerging scientific field that explores the interface of geodynamics, geomorphology, climate, ocean and atmosphere sciences, geobiology and ecology with special focus on how the evolution of the planetary interiors, surface, atmosphere, ocean, climate, and life is intrinsically interrelated. Despite its strong scientific and educational potential, Biogeodynamics has not been yet fully established as a new discipline and the progress in this direction in term of both science and education is relatively slow. An intrinsically cross-disciplinary character of Biogeodynamics creates organisational, educational and scientific challenges due to the necessity of truly collaborative research and education to efficiently combine scientific knowledge, research tools and training approaches from the very different research fields (such as Earth Sciences, Biology, Ecology, Climate Sciences, Planetology), which traditionally evolved independently from each other. To address the identified challenges, EUROBiG will establish the first pan-European Biogeodynamics network. This will accelerate the development of Biogeodynamics as a discipline in Europe and worldwide by supporting and linking the relevant communities, facilitating interactions to address the important scientific, methodological, educational and networking challenges of this new field. Conducting this COST Action on a pan-European level will allow establishing and maintaining European leadership in this new crucial scientific field with great future cross-disciplinary research, educational and societal potential.

Social, biological and climatic impacts of salt ages (SaltAges)

Sociálne, biologické a klimatické dopady soľných období (SaltAges))

Duration:	22.10.2024 - 21.10.2028
Program:	COST
Project leader:	Mgr. Tomašových Adam DrSc.
Annotation:	Salt and its deposits are valuable for Human Society and play a role in modifying the Earth System. Giant salt deposits have accumulated repeatedly throughout the history of the Earth in restricted evaporitic basins formed by the opening or closure of ocean basins. The precipitation and weathering of these massive evaporites alter the physical and chemical properties of the ocean, driving regional and global climate change, and the distribution and evolution of biota. The exploitation of these huge salt deposits has also played an important role in the development of human civilization as these minerals are essential for life. They remain critical for the planet’s sustainable future as storage places for hydrogen, carbon dioxide and nuclear waste. Despite this, salt-related geohazards, such as sinkholes and landslides, are poorly understood, particularly offshore. The purpose of SaltAges is to connect geoscientists, biologists, archaeologists, sociologists, historians, economists, engineers and artists to: 1) investigate the causes of salt giant formation and its role in local, regional and global climatic and biological events; 2) explore the role of salt deposits in the evolution of human society and culture in the past, present and future; and 3) develop a network of young researchers and innovators with appropriate skills and experience to lead the future scientific, industrial and societal development in this and other challenging topics.

Stratigraphic dating of the metaradiolarites from the Preveli Unit in the Crete island.

Stratigrafické datovanie metaradiolaritov jednotky Preveli na ostrove Kréta.

Duration:	1.8.2025 - 31.12.2026
Program:	Bilateral - other
Project leader:	doc. RNDr. Soták Ján DrSc.
Annotation:	The aim of the project is biostratigraphic dating of the age of radiolarites in the Preveli unit of Crete and their correlation with the ophiolite zones of Tethys.

The total number of projects: 6