Project information
Czech Polar Research Infrastructure
(CzechPolar2)
- Project Identification
- LM2015078
- Project Period
- 1/2016 - 12/2019
- Investor / Pogramme / Project type
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Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
- Large Infrastructures for Research, Development and Innovation
- MU Faculty or unit
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Faculty of Science
- doc. Mgr. Daniel Nývlt, Ph.D.
- prof. Ing. Miloš Barták, CSc.
- Mgr. Michaela Bednaříková, Ph.D.
- RNDr. Kristýna Dufková
- doc. Mgr. Josef Hájek, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Filip Hrbáček, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Klára Jeklová, Ph.D.
- Ing. Pavel Kapler, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Jan Kavan, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Michaela Kňažková, Ph.D.
- doc. Mgr. Kamil Láska, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Jana Morkusová
- doc. Mgr. Daniel Nývlt, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Jakub Ondruch
- doc. Mgr. Bc. Zdeněk Stachoň, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Gabriela Suková
- Mgr. Kateřina Trnková, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Peter Váczi, Ph.D.
- Ing. Eva Žufanová
- Project Website
- http://www.czechpolar.eu/
- Keywords
- Antarctica, Arctic, biosciences, geosciences
- Cooperating Organization
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University of South Bohemia České Budějovice
- Responsible person doc. RNDr. Oleg Ditrich, CSc.
- Responsible person doc. Ing. Josef Elster, Ph.D.
The primary aim of the "CzechPolar2" Research Infrastructure is to provide background for top scientific research in both Polar regions; the results significantly contribute to the worldwide understanding of the global threats (climate change, ozone anomaly, sea level rise, changes in ocean, carbon and greenhouse gases circulation, biodiversity threat, etc.) and technological advancement. Further aims are represented by a continuation of the Czechoslovak Polar research traditions from the 1950s and 1960s and mainly by a support of the Czech Republic’s position and competitiveness in this field at an international level. Continual and valuable research in Antarctica led to the Consultative status for the Czech Republic within the Antarctic Treaty System since 2013. Continuation of this research is an essential prerequisite for preserving this highly assessed (and not easily acquired) privilege and instrument of the Czech foreign affairs. Arctic activities are much closer interconnected with mid latitudes including Central Europe due to the ongoing climate change. The Infrastructure offers a platform for a collection of relevant data. Besides, the potential of the Arctic exploitation rises recently due to the opening of the Northwest Passage, expanding areas of commercial fishing and mineral resources prospection on the Arctic continental shelf. In response to the scientific research further important aim represents the students’ education and training of young researchers. Both hosting institutions are faculties of science of renowned Czech universities; research results are implemented in tens of taught courses and study programmes. Also the support of clustering and interconnection of a wide scientific community should be mentioned as important output of this project, due to a large amount of organized meetings, seminars, workshops and courses.
Results
Publications
Total number of publications: 236
2020
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The Summer Surface Energy Budget of the Ice-Free Area of Northern James Ross Island and Its Impact on the Ground Thermal Regime
Atmosphere, year: 2020, volume: 11, edition: 8, DOI
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Timing of the neoglacial onset on the North-Eastern Antarctic Peninsula based on lacustrine archive from Lake Anónima, Vega Island
Global and Planetary Change, year: 2020, volume: 184, edition: JAN 2020, DOI
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Wooden Well at the First Farmers’ Settlement Area in Uničov, Czech Republic
Památky archeologické, year: 2020, volume: 111, edition: 2020, DOI
2019
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A correlative approach, combining chlorophyll a fluorescence, reflectance, and Raman spectroscopy, for monitoring hydration induced changes in Antarctic lichen Dermatocarpon polyphyllizum
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, year: 2019, volume: 208, edition: 1, DOI
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Air temperature and lapse rate variation in the ice-free and glaciated areas of northern James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula, during 2013–2016
International Journal of Climatology, year: 2019, volume: 39, edition: 2, DOI
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Big Lachman´s lake sediments: role of chemical weathering
Year: 2019, type: Conference abstract
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Concentrations of Thirteen Trace Metals in Scales of Three Nototheniid Fishes from Antarctica (James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula)
BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH, year: 2019, volume: 191, edition: 1, DOI
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Effect of hyaloclastite breccia boulders on meso-scale periglacial-aeolian landsystem in semi-arid Antarctic environment
Proceedings: Students in Polar and Alpine Research Conference 2019, year: 2019
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Enchytraeid assemblages at the foot of a talus slope in Skansbukta on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen
Soil Organisms, year: 2019, volume: 91, edition: 3, DOI
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Evaluation of photosynthetic processes in Antarctic mosses and lichens exposed to controlled rate cooling: Species-specific responses
Czech Polar Reports, year: 2019, volume: 9, edition: 1, DOI