Project
Earth Science Institute of the SAS
International Projects
Adria Array
AdriaArray
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2022 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Program: | Multilaterálne - iné |
| 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. |
EAlpG - European Alps Geoid
Európsky Alpský geoid
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2022 - 31. 12. 2027 |
| Program: | Multilaterálne - iné |
| 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 |
| Evidence number: | CAS-SAS-2024-11 |
| 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. |
EUROBiG - pan-EUROpean BioGeodynamics network
Pan-EURÓpska BIoGeodynamická sieť
| Duration: | 24. 9. 2024 - 23. 9. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | CA23150 |
| 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. |
| Project web page: | https://biogeodynamics.com/ |
SaltAges - Social, biological and climatic impacts of salt ages (SaltAges)
Sociálne, biologické a klimatické dopady soľných období (SaltAges))
| Duration: | 22. 10. 2024 - 21. 10. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | CA23124 |
| 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. |
| Project web page: | https://sites.google.com/view/saltages?usp=sharing |
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: | Bilaterálne - iné |
| 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. |
National Projects
CRYOCLIM - How seasonal and perennial cryogenic cave carbonates reflect regional climate events?
Ako sezónne a archívne kryogénne karbonáty jaskýň reflektujú regionálne klimatické zmeny?
| Duration: | 1. 7. 2025 - 30. 6. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | SK-HU-24-0021 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Milovská Stanislava PhD. |
Analysis of the October 9th, 2023 earthquake in Eastern Slovakia in the context of historical activity and new knowledge
Analýza zemetrasenia z 9. Októbra 2023 na východnom Slovensku v kontexte historickej seizmickej aktivity a nových poznatkov
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0163/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Fojtíková Lucia PhD. |
| Annotation: | On October, 9th 2023, an earthquake with magnitude 5.0 occurred on the territory of Eastern Slovakia with the epicenter near Ďapalovce. It was the strongest earthquake on the territory of Slovakia in the last 100 years. It damaged several hundred houses and was recorded at all seismic stations in Europe. The location of epicenter was not a surprise in terms of historical seismicity of the region (earthquakes in1778-1779, 1885, 1890, 1893, 1914, 1932, 1941 with magnitudes between 4.5 and 5.0). Nevertheless the area is not well known from a seismotectonic point of view. The project focuses at obtaining geophysical data and re-evaluation of historical events. Seismic data from the European seismic network Adria Array will be used to better understand this seismically active area; in addition, long-term integral and continuous monitoring of radon activity concentration will be carried out. The results obtained within the project will be one of the basic inputs for updating the national hazard map for Slovakia. |
Analysis of special magnetotelluric situations and their manifestations in the electromagnetic response
Analýza zvláštnych magnetotelurických situácií a ich prejavov v elektromagnetickej odozve
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2024 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 2/100/2024 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Marsenić Alexandra PhD. |
| Annotation: | Electromagnetic exploration of the Earth consists in evaluating its response to the action of electromagnetic fields. Magnetotellurics uses variations of electric and magnetic fields, which penetrate to various depths depending on the frequency and conductivity of the subsoil layers. However, the near-surface lateral inhomogeneities distort the expected response, with the magnitude of the distortion depending on the conductivity contrast between the large-scale (surveyed regional) structure and the local disturbing body. This is due to the induction of charges and currents at the interfaces, which become a source of secondary fields. As for the interpretation of the measured data, this is an unpleasant problem, but these fields also carry information about the subsurface structure. It is difficult to model them numerically, as the task requires the establishment of an internal boundary condition. Identifying secondary fields in the response can help to a more reliable interpretation of the measured data. |
LITHOGRAV - Application of modern gravimetric and other geophysical methods to selected problems of geological structure of the earth crust and lithosphere and of its geodynamics processes
Aplikácia moderných gravimetrických a ďalších geofyzikálnych metód na vybrané problémy geologickej stavby zemskej kôry a litosféry a štúdium dynamických procesov v nej prebiehajúcich.
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2023 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | VEGA 2/0002/23 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Vajda Peter PhD. |
| Annotation: | Application of modern approaches of gravimetric inversion and structural density and integrated modelling, supported by additional geophysical and geological methods, to solving selected current problems of crustal and lithospheric structure and its tectonic development, as well as dynamic processes therein. For that sake methods of joint modelling of several geophysical fields and diverse datasets will be adopted, along with gravimetric inversion based on model exploration and growing source bodies of free geometry (the Growth approach). The Growth inversion approach will be applied also to interpretation of spatiotemporal gravity changes. For structural studies interpretation of new geoelectric and MT data, and existing seismic profile data, will be employed. Isotope dating and petrological and geochemical analyses will be utilized also. The determined rheological properties will be incorporated into the structural models to infer tectonic implications. |
DISLOCAT - Atlas of tectonic dislocations of the Earth´s crust in the territory of Slovakia
Atlas tektonických dislokácií zemskej kôry na území Slovenska
| Duration: | 1. 7. 2022 - 30. 6. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-21-0159 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Bezák Vladimír CSc. |
| Annotation: | The knowledge of tectonic dislocations (faults) is essential for various areas of economic activity (e.g. large transport constructions, dams, nuclear power plants, mineral exploration and exploration of geothermal waters), and it has an impact on environmental issues (e.g. seismic risks, slope deformations, sites for radioactive waste storage). The systematic processing of data on the dislocations of crust in Slovaki a in the form of a comprehensive monograph is highly needed. This is the aim of our DISLOCAT project. Based on the excerption of available published and archived data, all significant tectonic dislocations of crust will be characterized according to uniform criteria. We will focus on the faults from the youngest Neoalpine tectonic development, many of which are still active today. The basic parameters of the faults will include the manifestations of the faults in the geological map and/or aerial and satellite images, its course, inclination and depth, thickness of the disturbed zone, structural data and kinematics, age, seismicity, available geodetic measurements of recent movements, geomorphological manifestations and springs of water or emanations. Great attention will be paid to seismoactive fault zones. The information about selected faults will be collected and made more precise by field research into the geologicastructure and geophysical, mainly magnetotelluric measurements. Here, the project builds on the methodology of fault research, which was tested in the recently completed APVV WECAFARE project, which was focused mainly on the creation of a methodology to examine the faults and tested in the selected faults in Slovakia. The characteristics of faults will be supplemented by geological sections or photo documentation. The monograph – a catalog of tectonic dislocations with a map of faults in printed and electronic (GIS) version – will be the project output. |
Biochronology of fossil events and sediment-archived changes of global paleoenvironments in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic formations of the Western Carpathians.
Biochronológia fosílnych eventov a sedimentárne archívy globálnych zmien paleoprostredia v mezozoických a kenozoických súvrstviach Západných Karpát
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2024 - 31. 12. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0012/24 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | doc. RNDr. Soták Ján DrSc. |
| Annotation: | The project is focused on biochronology and integrated stratigraphic research of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic formations of the Western Carpathians. This approach is advanced in the high-resolution study of biostratigraphic, ecostratigraphic, paleoclimatic, eventostratigraphic, chemostratigraphic, tephrostratigraphic, eustatic, and other sedimentary records. These formations were formed during periods of significant biotic turnovers, climatic extremes and paleogeographical changes. Their result in a numerous extinctions and recovery events of planktonic biota from the group of foraminifera, nannofossils, radiolarians, dinoflagellates, etc. The integration of biostratigraphic data from the study of planktonic microfossils with other analytical and proxy data (stable isotopes, paleoproductivity, paleothermometry, geochronological dating, etc.) will provide a detailed age record and paleoenvironments of the formations, the definition of reference sections and their international stratigraphic correlations. |
Defining, analysing and modelling compound hydrometeorological extreme events in the context of climate change in Slovakia
Definovanie, analýza a modelovanie zložených hydrometeorologických extrémnych javov v kontexte zmeny klímy na Slovensku
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0115/225 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Varšová (Bičárová) Svetlana PhD. |
| Annotation: | Extreme phenomena such as floods, heat waves, droughts, forest fires and extreme rainfall result from the action of several physical processes over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales within the continuum of dynamic relationships between the atmosphere, hydrosphere and pedosphere. In statistics, we call such combined processes "compound events". To mitigate and better adapt to compound hydrometeorological extreme events, we need to better understand their state of knowledge. How exposed Slovakia is to the co-occurrence of these events is virtually unknown. Classical statistical approaches to risk assessment of the occurrence of extreme events focus mainly on univariate risk assessment from the perspective of a single external trigger. This approach often leads to underestimating the risk of a given extreme phenomenon. Therefore, the project aims to investigate the effects of a changing climate on the compound hydrometeorological extreme events using the latest knowledge on multivariate probability. |
Genesis of the rare-element pegmatites in the Stankuvatske-Lypniazhka ore field (Ukrainian Shield) and their relation with the host rocks.
Genéza pegmatitov vzácnych prvkov v Stankuvatsko-Lypňazskom rudnom poli (Ukrajinský štít) a ich vzťah k hostiteľským horninám.
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0137/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Kurylo Sergii PhD. |
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Integrovaná geofyzikálna a geologická detekcia priebehu vikartovského zlomu a muránskej zlomovej línie a charakteristika ich parametrov v kombinácii s morfotektonickou a štruktúrnou analýzou a datovaním výplní zlomov (Hornádska kotlina, Levočské vrchy)
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2023 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 1/0107/23 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Madarás Ján PhD. |
Interpretation of periodic and non-periodic deformations of the Earth's crust in the Western Carpathians based on parallel measurements of horizontal displacements
Interpretácia periodických a neperiodických deformácií zemskej kôry v oblasti Západných Karpát na základe paralelných meraní horizontálnych posunutí
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0013/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Dérerová Jana PhD. |
| Annotation: | The aim of the project is to measure and interpret periodic and non-periodic geodynamic phenomena in the Carpathian-Pannonian region. The research includes study of the long-periodic processes in the lithosphere of the W. Carpathians and the amplitudes of the main tidal waves using the results of measurements at the tidal station Vyhne of the ESI SAS. An innovation of the outdated equipment at the station is a custom-designed new registration device of the extensometer based on the principle of a capacitive transducer, the operation and stability of which must be tested by parallel measurements using both installed sensors. Expansion of the measurement apparatus with additional sensors (pressure, air, rock temperature measurement) to exclude the influence of pressure and temperature changes on the measured data. Telemetry will enable real-time data transmission. Innovations will improve the instrument's capabilities, its resolution, dynamic range, and speed, enhancing the quality of the station's output. |
Climate fluctuations of the last glacial cycle in cave and lake records of Slovakia
Klimatické zvraty posledného glaciálneho cyklu v záznamoch jaskýň a jazier Slovenska.
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0162/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Milovský Rastislav PhD. |
GEOPHSEIS - Complex geophysical research in the northeastern part of Slovakia affected by earthquakes
Komplexný geofyzikálny výskum SV časti Slovenska postihovanej zemetraseniami
| Duration: | 1. 9. 2025 - 31. 8. 2029 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-24-0445 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Vajda Peter PhD. |
| Annotation: | The territory of Slovakia belongs to the Western Carpathians alpine system, which is part of the neoalpine, predominantly Neogene orogen. These mountain ranges stretch from the Alps to the Himalayas and are characterized by tectonic activity accompanied by earthquakes, which persists to the present day. In October 2023, a strong earthquake occurred in this area, which also caused significant material damage. In view of this, it is acute to carry out research in this area based on geophysical and other supporting methods in order to identify tectonic interfaces and faults, their activity, depth range, impact on the environment, water, landslides and infrastructure. The main goal of this project is to clarify the geological structure of the upper part of the earth's crust in northeastern (NE) Slovakia, as well as the spatial distribution and nature of faults related to earthquakes. An important part will be the analysis of both seismometrically recorded earthquakes and historical records of earthquakes in NE Slovakia. We will analyze the origin of sound effects during seismic activity. We will also focus on recent manifestations of tectonic activity, such as geomorphological manifestations of faults, movements and deformations of the earth's surface, landslides and the distribution of water springs. We will investigate crustal structures using a combination of magnetotellurics (MT), gravimetry, refraction seismicity and geoelectrics (ERT). We will investigate the fault zones and their manifestations using radon and mercury emanations measurements, remote sensing techniques using InSAR, and also by engaging hydrogeological methods. We propose such an approach and this combination of methods based on our previous experience from other areas of Slovakia and pilot studies in the area of interest. |
GraBUS - Correlation of Carboniferous, Permian and Early Triassic granitic rocks in Bulgaria and Slovakia: A contribution to understanding of the Variscan and post-Variscan orogenic processes in the Balkanides and Central Europe
Korelácia karbónskych, permských a spodnotriasových grafitických hornín v Bulharsku a Slovensku: príspevok k pochopeniu variských a postvarískych orogenetických procesov v Balkanidách a Centrálnej Europe
| Duration: | 1. 8. 2024 - 31. 7. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | Sk-BG-23-0016 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Broska Igor DrSc. |
| Annotation: | Reconstruction of the geological history of large regions such as Europe requires comparison between geological units of similar age and granitic rock composition (e.g. Schmidt et al. 2020). The comparison of the pre-Alpine history and evolution of granites as an effective window to the Earth crust is still full of ambiguity due to existing: (1) differences in the degree of study of granite massifs or the available volume of age and bulk geochemical data, (2) lack of regional correlation of main pre-alpine tectonic units. This proposal has ambition to bring together the granite researchers from Bulgaria, and Slovakia in order to compare the main granite magmatic events in the Balkanides and Central Europe, Western Carpathians, with general view on their metallogenetic potential especially towards critical metals. The joint approach should eliminate major discrepancies in knowledge and focus on selected rock types of granites that could become principal in solving of their evolutionary comparisons. The goal of the project is to propose main geotectonic feature of granite evolutions in the Balkanides and Central Europe in both the Variscan orogenesis and the controversial Upper Carboniferous-Permian (Triassic) magmatism |
Correlation of magnetotelluric, gravimetric, magnetic, seismic and geothermal data from the territory of Slovakia for the purpose of interpreting the tectonic structure of the earth's crust and lithosphere.
Korelácia magnetotelurických, gravimetrických, magnetických, seizmických a geotermických dát z územia Slovenska za účelom interpretácie tektonickej stavby zemskej kôry a litosféry
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2024 - 31. 12. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0171/24 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Vozár Ján PhD. |
| Annotation: | Due to the low number of existing deep boreholes, geophysical data, describing various physical properties of rocks, are key to understanding deep structures the earth's crust or the lithosphere of the Western Carpathians. The combined interpretation of geoelectric, gravimetric, magnetic, seismic, geothermal and other data enables more accurate verification of hypotheses about tectonic and geological structure. In the project, by combining geophysical data, we will focus on eliminating resolution inaccuracies in the models as well as the ambiguities of individual methods. With this approach we achieve a more comprehensive picture of the deeper geological structure, mainly in the areas of the flysch belt in the northwest and east of Slovakia, as well as the Neogene structures in the south of Slovakia. For this purpose, the latest modeling tools will be used in the selected locations, from simple comparison of models to fully automatic inversion of multiple data with coupled models of various parameters. |
Crust-mantle rock complexes of the Variscan Western Carpathian basement geosuture zones – petrological-geochemical and geochronological indicators of the Gondwanan peripheral Paleozoic basins, and their paleogeographic correlation
Kôrovo-plášťové komplexy variských geosutúrnych zón západokarpatského fundamentu – petrologicko-geochemické a geochrononologické indikátory periférnych paleozoických bazénov Gondwany, paleogeografická korelácia.
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2024 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 1/0028/23 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Kohút Milan CSc. |
| Annotation: | The crust-mantle rock complexes in geosuture zones of the West-Carpathian Paleozoic basement play a key role in determination of Proto- and Paleotethyan oceanic basins at the northern Gondwana margin from Cambrian to Mississippian. The project goal is to define the ocean crust relics within the Variscan metamorphic complexes of the Tatric, Veporic and Gemeric basement. The inferred indicators are suites of meta-mafic rocks, including eclogites and peridotites. The field investigation is focused on lithological type profiles and the representative rock sampling. Laboratory research, using the methods of magmatic and metamorphic petrology, geochemistry, and geochronology can reveal the magmatic types and environments of magmatism on the Gondwana margin (arc, back-arc, oceanic), their melting sources and isotopic ages. Reconstructed evolutionary model of the Tethyan basins rock complexes in the West-Carpathian basement will be correlated in the framework of terrane paleogeography of the European Variscides. |
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Matching“ granty ku zdrojom získaným od súkromného sektora v rámci výskumnej spolupráce<Ústav vied o Zemi SAV, v.v.i. - 2020_2022>
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2023 - 31. 3. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 09I02-03-V02-00046 |
| Program: | Plán obnovy EÚ |
| Project leader: | Dr. Kyška-Pipík Radovan PhD. |
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Matching“ granty ku zdrojom získaným od súkromného sektora v rámci výskumnej spolupráce<Ústav vied o Zemi SAV, v.v.i. - 2023>
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2023 - 31. 3. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 09I02-03-V02-00045 |
| Program: | Plán obnovy EÚ |
| Project leader: | Dr. Kyška-Pipík Radovan PhD. |
Metamorphic records of collisional orogens
Metamorfné záznamy kolíznych orogénov
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2024 - 31. 12. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0002/24 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Janák Marian DrSc. |
| Annotation: | The project deals with metamorphic processes in collisional orogenic zones. High-pressure rocks in selected terrains of the Western Carpathians, Eastern Alps, Scandinavian Caledonides and Rhodopes will be investigated. Major objectives of the project include determination of P-T-t conditions during subduction and exhumation, and reconstruction of geodynamic evolution of the orogen. A special attention will be paid to identification of ultrahigh-pressure minerals and rocks. The project will be carried out using modern and innovative methods including geothermometry, geobarometry, thermodynamic modelling and petrochronology. The outputs from the project may expand knowledge on geodynamic evolution of Earth´s lithosphere in collisional orogenic zones. |
Monitoring the impacts of climate change on alpine treeline ecotone
Monitoring dopadov klimatickej zmeny na stromovú vegetáciu alpínskeho ekotónu
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0048/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Lukasová Veronika PhD. |
| Annotation: | The alpine treeline ecotone forms a transition zone between forest line and alpine meadow vegetation, which is significantly controlled by climate. The cold alpine climate here creates natural climatic limits for the growth of vegetation. Our project is focused on researching the interactions of a changing climate with the vegetation of the alpine treeline ecotone in the High Tatras. Climatic analyses will be based on a long-term series of measurements at the Skalnaté Pleso Observatory and data from a reanalysis of meteorological measurements and regional climate models. Within the project, monitoring plots will be established to monitor the growth and expansion of vegetation and phenology. Field observations will be supplemented by analyses of remote sensing data. Complementing observational activities near the Skalnaté Pleso Observatory to include vegetation will enable the creation of a unique natural bioclimatic laboratory for long-term monitoring of the impacts of climate change on vegetation in the High Tatras. |
The monitoring of the geomagnetic field and the study of extreme mid-latitude geomagnetic disturbances
Monitoring geomagnetického poľa a štúdium extrémnych geomagnetických porúch v stredných šírkach
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2024 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0003/24 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Valach Fridrich PhD. |
| Annotation: | Recent case studies of extreme mid-latitude geomagnetic variations have indicated that their primary cause may be the auroral current systems or the field aligned currents connecting the auroral oval to the more distant parts of the magnetosphere. This is inconsistent with the traditional concept of magnetic storms, which says that the main cause of such extreme phenomena is the intensified ring current. The preliminary conclusions of these case studies can only be confirmed, refuted or corrected by an analysis of a larger number of very intense mid-latitude disturbances. Thus the aim of the project is to contribute to the verification of this newly proposed mechanism of the extreme mid-latitude variations by analyzing a larger database of observations. The database will consist of modern digital records available from the INTERMAGNET as well as historical magnetograms from the mid-19th century. The project also contributes to the database extension with our observations at observatory Hurbanovo. |
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Neinvazívne tafonomické a morfometrické analýzy s pomocou rastrovacieho elektrónového mikroskopu
| Duration: | 30. 7. 2024 - 31. 3. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 09l03-03-V06-00104 |
| Program: | Plán obnovy EÚ |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Tomašových Adam DrSc. |
Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene proboscideans (Proboscidea, Mammalia) from the localities of Nová Vieska and Strekov (Danube Basin, Slovakia). Biochronology, taxonomy and paleoecology.
Neskoro pliocénne-rano pleistocénne chobotnatce (Proboscidea, Mammalia) z lokalít Nová Vieska a Strekov (Dunajská panva, Slovensko), Biochronológia, taxonómia a paleoekológia
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2024 - 31. 12. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0066/24 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Tóth Csaba PhD. |
| Annotation: | This project is focused on the research of proboscideans (Proboscidea, Mammalia) from the localities of Strekov and Nová Vieska (Danube Basin, Slovakia). Both sites, tentatively dated to the Pliocene-Pleistocene boundary (biozones MN16b?- MNQ17a), contain remains of three species of proboscideans ("Mammut" borsoni, Anancus arvernensis and ?Mammuthus meridionalis). Such an association within a single locality is very rare on the European scale. ESR dating, morphometric, microstructural and geochemical analysis of this fossil material have a potential to elucidate problems of biochronology, taxonomy, ecology and possible interspecific interactions. Investigating the proboscidean community can also contribute significantly to the reconstruction of the palaeoenvironment and its dynamic changes, which may have influenced both the mechanisms of extinction and the spread of new taxa at the Pliocene-Pleistocene boundary. |
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Nové metodické postupy pri klasifikácii fosílnych koralinných rias
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2026 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | APP0837 |
| Program: | DoktoGrant |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Stroka Martin |
| Annotation: | The submitted project aims to improve the classification of the coraline algae by analyzing the possible use of new methodological procedures and diagnostic features. These are mainly oriented cuts and ultrastructure. Oriented cuts could help us capture more diagnostic features in samples and ultrastructure of calcified cell wall have potential to overcome differencies between classification of fossil coraline algae based on morphology and classification of recent coraline algae based on molecular data, as the first result in the article Auer and Piller (2020) already show to a high level of agreement with the molecular data. This methodological procedures will be tested by comparison of analysis of fossil samples of coraline algae from Central Paratethys (my samples and samples of my supervisor, plus new sampling) and analysis of recent samples of coraline algae from Caribbean Sea (sample from my supervisor). |
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Paleoenvironmentálne a paleogeografické rekonštrukcie na základe zmien morfologických a mikrotextúrnych znakov detritických minerálov a strojového učenia
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2026 - |
| Evidence number: | 1/0170/26 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Starek Dušan PhD. |
Paleokarpatogran - Petrogenetic models of Palaeozoic granitic rocks in the Western Carpathians and their correlation
Petrogenetické modely Paleozoických granitických hornín v Západných Karpatoch a ich korelácia
| Duration: | 1. 7. 2023 - 30. 6. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-22-0092 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Broska Igor DrSc. |
| Annotation: | The project is focused on the geodynamic setting of Paleozoic granitic magmatism in the Western Carpathians as well as their correlation with analogous plutonic rocks across Variscan Europe, and updating the current petrogenetic models. The West-Carpathian Paleozoic granitic rocks represent a heterogeneous suite, which includes Early Paleozoic pre-Variscan (Cambrian-Ordovician), Variscan (Early Carboniferous), and post-Variscan (Permian) igneous lithotypes. The oldest group is related to an active Gonwana margin, and this transformed to Variscan orthogneisses. Relatively older Variscan granitoid plutons (ca. 365-350 Ma) may have formed in an extensional arc-type setting above an early Variscan (Lower Devonian) subduction zone. The following post-collision extension generated a younger group of the Variscan granites to tonalites (ca. 350-340, less 330 Ma). Both groups are consistent with the two anatectic events so far recognized at ca. 370-360 Ma and 350-340 Ma, respectively. Only minor part is formed in a post-collisional-extensional tectonic regime consistent with breakup of the Pangea supercontinent (mainly A- and specialized S-types, at ca. 280-250 Ma). Granitic rocks will be preferably studied by using the standard magmatic and metamorphic petrology methods namely: mineralogy, geochemistry |
COTAZ - Comparative taphonomy of micro- and macroinvertebrates: tracing the intensity of the taphonomically-active zone through time
Porovnávacia tafonómia mikro- and makrobezstavovcov: stopovanie intenzity tafonomicky-aktívnej zóny v čase
| Duration: | 1. 7. 2023 - 30. 6. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-22-0523 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Tomašových Adam DrSc. |
| Annotation: | The stratigraphic record is a unique archive of the dynamics of past ecosystems and their recovery in the wake of perturbations in the carbon cycle that led to abrupt warming, anoxia and acidification. The transformation of a sediment depth to a chronological axis (time), necessary in any reconstruction of ecosystem changes on the basis of the fossil record, is complicated owing to temporally-variable sedimentation, mixing and preservation and owing to difficulties in estimating time averaging of fossil assemblages. However, the intensity of taphonomic pathways is affected by ecosystem functioning (that determine sediment mixing and decomposition of organics), and the resulting taphofacies (assemblages of shells characterized by distinct preservation) can thus be informative about time averaging. Ecosystem perturbations can lead to a decline in bioturbation, which decreases time averaging and reduces the depth of the taphonomically-active zone (TAZ). We hypothesize that the taphonomic pathways prior to the diversification of predators and burrowers (Mesozoic Marine Revolution) were less intense and did not penetrate deep into sediments relative to faster disintegration in Cenozoic sediments with deeper mixing. These pathways also triggered a shallow depth of cementation, leading to the formation of the limestone-marl alternation (LMA). Here, we will (1) develop durability models of preservation on the basis of Holocene data, (2) assess the efficiency of taphonomic clock to estimate time averaging on the basis of skeletal preservation, (3) evaluate the pathways that affect the preservation of calcareous plankton, its contribution to the carbonate content during the Jurassic, and their role in the origin of LMA, and (4) trace changes in the intensity of the TAZ by comparing preservation of Jurassic and Cenozoic assemblages, comparing taphofacies of micro- and macroinvertebrates and trace fossils, separately in environments with and without oxygen depletion. |
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Primárne-magmatický zirkón a apatit: indikátory evolúcie a metalogenézy magmatických procesov
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2026 - |
| Evidence number: | 2/0178/26 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Molnárová Alexandra PhD. |
Provenance analysis of the (meta)sediments of selected formations of the Late Palaeozoic of the Gemeric Unit (Central Western Carpathians)
Provenienčná analýza (meta) sedimentov vybraných súvrství mladšieho paleozoika gemerika centrálnych Západných Karpát
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2024 - 31. 12. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0044/24 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Vďačný Marek PhD. |
| Annotation: | The Carboniferous (C) is the oldest system in the Western Carpathians, which is well attested by macrofossils. C sets are weakly, sometimes more strongly metamorphosed. It is a clastic formation, but carbonate formations and coal seams are present only exceptionally. In the C, almost all granitoid bodies of the core mountains (Tatric Unit) and the Veporic belt solidified. The study of the (meta)sediments of selected formations of the C of the Gemeric Unit is of great importance for the reasons mentioned above. Therefore, this project has the ambition to reconstruct the parent rocks of these (meta)sediments, the geological processes that took place in the source area, and the sedimentary environment of the protolith, using a complex geochemical and petrographic approach. At the same time, it will try to interpret the geodynamic development of the source area and contribute to a better understanding of the lithological content of the investigated formations and thereby help to refine their lithostratigraphy. |
RADUNDEN - Radon in underground environment - seasonal corerection factors
Radón v podzemnom prostredí - sezónne korekčné faktory
| Duration: | 1. 7. 2024 - 31. 12. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-23-0269 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | Ing., RNDr. Smetanová Iveta PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project addresses the radon activity in underground workplaces (tourist caves and galleries), which are characterized by an increased health risk from exposure to natural ionizing radiation. Radon monitoring will be performed using continuous and integral methods. Integral measurements of radon using Solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTD) exposed for one and three months (spring, summer, autumn, winter) intervals will be realized during two years. Measurements will be conducted in selected underground environments with different geological surroundings, sedimentary fill, morphology and ventilation regime. The output will be the seasonal correction factors, which are used for estimation of annual average of radon activity concentration on the base of short-term measurement. Currently, measurements for estimating seasonal correction factors are mainly carried out in houses, the results of only one research in underground spaces have been published so far. The factors determined for different types of underground spaces will be compared, as well as the results obtained using SSNTD and continuous detectors. Seasonal correction factors will be verified using data measured in other underground spaces and the most suitable factor for the given type of underground environment will be selected. A new type of diffusion chamber will be designed and tested. The drivers influencing the variation of radon activity concentration in underground will be investigated. The derived statistical characteristics of the radon periodic and non-periodic variation will be evaluated against those of the associated environmental parameters, to assess the eventual influence of the latter on radon. A model of annual, daily and short-term variations of radon in selected underground environments will be proposed and tested, as well as model of their ventilation regime. |
Development of numerical modelling of seismic motion and seismic ambient noise
Rozvoj numerického modelovania seizmického pohybu a seizmického šumu
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0050/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | doc. Mgr. Gális Martin PhD. |
| Annotation: | One of the important factors contributing to the minimization of earthquake damage is a sufficiently accurate estimation of the seismic motion during future earthquakes. Seismic motion can be anomalously amplified or prolonged by surface sedimentary structures. In the absence of seismic observations, numerical modeling is an irreplaceable tool to better understand the conditions determining seismic motion and to improve the estimation of seismic motion. Given the evolution of computational resources, the increasing demands for model accuracy and frequency range, it is essential to adequately develop sufficiently accurate and efficient numerical methods. Therefore, the project is primarily focused on development of numerical methods for modelling of seismic motion. The project will also address fault rupture propagation and seismic noise. The modelling of these processes is computationally very demanding and therefore requires a specific approach. |
Sedimentary environment and ostracod fauna in the Late Miocene of the Western Carpathians
Sedimentárne paleoprostredia a fauna lastúrničiek vo vrchnom miocéne Západných Karpát
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2024 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0085/24 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Starek Dušan PhD. |
| Annotation: | The Upper Miocene of the Central Paratethys is characterized by the formation of the Lake Pannon and the endemic ostracod fauna. However, the vastness of the Lake Pannon, the long-term evolution of the benthic fauna, and the complexity of paleoecological environments do not allow a species based paleoecological characterization of the environment, which led to many complications in the correlation of deposits and the interpretation of paleoecological evolution. New geochronological, biostratigraphic, and paleoecological data offer an opportunity to rediscover the potential of ostracods for the reconstruction of the Lake Pannon paleoenvironments. To achieve this goal, depositional environment will be studied, ostracod associations will be identified and their spatio-temporal relationships will be determined. |
Refinement of data and interpretation databases for selected geophysical anomalies in the territory of Slovakia
Spresnenie údajovej a interpretačnej databázy v prípade vybraných geofyzikálnych anomálií na území SR
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2024 - 31. 12. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | 1/058/24 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Zahorec Pavol PhD. |
| Annotation: | The regional database of multiple geophysical fields in our territory represents great potential for geological, mineral deposit, geothermal, and environmental projects in the future. A thorough analysis of existing data indicates that the data were inaccurately measured and located in some cases, and there are also places with missing data. Additionally, errors and artefacts from incorrect processing can be observed in some data. The main aim of the project is to improve selected geophysical fields in suitable locations by conducting additional field measurements and incorporating them into existing geophysical databases. The current more precise instrument equipment can also serve this purpose compared to the equipment used when obtaining older data.T he anomalous gravity field can be refined by measuring the vertical gradient of gravity acceleration. At the same time, there is an opportunity to develop new interpretation procedures, such as 3D modelling and special transformations of potential fields. |
Disentangling the effects of warming and taphonomy on size structure of benthic communities in the fossil record (Early Jurassic, Tithonian, Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum, Holocene)
Účinky klimatických zmien na veľkostnú štruktúru bentických spoločenstiev a ich odlíšenie od tafonomických účinkov vo fosílnom zázname (spodná jura, titón, miocénne klimatické optimum, holocén).
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2023 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0106/23 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Tomašových Adam DrSc. |
| Annotation: | Events inducing abrupt seawater warming associated with acidification and anoxia that are preserved both in the deep-time and in the Holocene-Anthropocene record provide unique opportunities for (1) the assessment of rate of extinction and recovery in the ecological structure of marine benthic ecosystems but also for (2) evaluation of how changes in the ecosystem functioning affects their preservation and stratigraphic resolution. Although multiple studies analyzed the relation between climatic changes and benthic community turnover, most paleoecological studies lack the sufficient stratigraphic resolution, sample size, and robust taphonomic background. In this project, we select four intervals and will analyze changes in size and shell structure in sections that have a high stratigraphic resolution, spanning the Sinemurian-Toarcian, the onset of pelagic carbonate deposition in the Tithonian, the Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum, and the Holocene-Anthropocene transition. |
ZveTtr - Weathering of minerals of the tetraedrite group: mobility of elements, supergene products and their stability
Zvetrávanie minerálov tetraedritovej skupiny: mobilita prvkov, supergénne produkty a ich stabilita
| Duration: | 1. 7. 2023 - 30. 6. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-22-0041 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Števko Martin PhD. |
| Annotation: | The proposed project deals with detailed mineralogical study of weathering of minerals of the tetrahedrite group from various localities in Western Carpathians as well as in Bulgaria and Namibia, which are representing different geological environments as well as diverse compositional types of tetrahedrites. This is a very actual topic not only in the context of mineralogy, but also geochemistry and environmental mineralogy. Detailed study of the chemical composition of the primary/unaltered minerals of the tetrahedrite group, identification and advanced crystal-chemical research of all supergene products of weathering and determination of geochemical behaviour and mobility of the toxic elements will be included in this project. Both the standard mineralogical methods such as field work and sampling, followed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron microanalysis (EMPA), single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction analysis (SC-XRD and PXRD), spectroscopic methods such as infrared absorption (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy, as well as solution and relaxation calorimetry will be used. Expected results of this project should contribute significantly to the current knowledge of processes, mobility of elements, mineralogy of the products and stability of the supergene phases formed during the weathering of minerals of the tetrahedrite group. We believe that we will be able to define in detail, which phases are predominantly formed and how toxic elements like Cu, Hg, As or Sb are acting during the supergene/weathering processes in different geological environments. We also expect to identify which supergene products are stable or metastable at various pH/Eh conditions. Thus, the results of the proposed project may have an valuable output not only for mineralogists and geochemists, but also applicable in practice, especially in environmental management and remediation of the former mining sites. |
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Zvetrávanie minerálov tetraedritovej skupiny: mobilita prvkov, supergénne produkty a ich stabilita
| Duration: | 30. 7. 2024 - 31. 3. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 09l03-03-V06-00107 |
| Program: | Plán obnovy EÚ |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Števko Martin PhD. |
Projects total: 41