Achievements of the Institute of Geophysics, PAS: Annual Report 2019

This Monograph outlines the recent achievements of the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, focusing on the main strategic areas: Geosystem Processes, Earth Structure and Georesources, Anthropogenic and Natural Geohazards, Climate Change and Polar Research.
   The publication is a reviewed and formatted version of the Annual Report 2019, providing information about the research done at the seven departments (Seismology, Atmospheric Physics, Lithospheric Research, Theoretical Geophysics, Hydrology and Hydrodynamics, Magnetism, Geophysical Imaging, and Polar and Marine Research), together with the Institute’s infrastructure, instrumentation, projects that have been completed or are under way, as well as editorial, educational, and many other activities.

CONTENTS

Editorial note, ...4
1. GENERAL, ...5
    1.1 The mission of the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ...5
    1.2 Research areas, ...5
    1.3 Management, ...5
    1.4 Employment structure, ...6
    1.5 Activity of Scientific Information and Publishers Department, ...7
    1.6 Educational activity of the Institute in the Academic Year 2019/2020, ...9
    1.7 Projects / commercial agreements and publications, ...9
2. DEPARTMENT OF SEISMOLOGY, ...11
    2.1 About the Department, ...11
    2.2 Personnel, ...11
    2.3 Main research projects, ...12
    2.4 Instruments and facilities, ...13
    2.5 Research activity and results, ...14
    2.6 Visiting scientists, ...17
    2.7 Publications, ...18
3. DEPARTMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS, ...20
    3.1 About the Department, ...20
    3.2 Personnel, ...20
    3.3 Main research projects, ...21
    3.4 Instruments and facilities, ...22
    3.5 Research activity and results, ...22
    3.6 Visiting scientists, ...25
    3.7 Publications, ...25
4. DEPARTMENT OF LITHOSPHERIC RESEARCH, ...28
    4.1 About the Department, ...28
    4.2 Personnel, ...29
    4.3 Main research projects, ...29
    4.4 Instruments and facilities, ...29
    4.5 Research activity and results, ...30
    4.6 Visiting scientists, ...34
    4.7 Publications, ...34
5. DEPARTMENT OF THEORETICAL GEOPHYSICS, ...35
    5.1 About the Department, ...35
    5.2 Personnel, ...35
    5.3 Main research projects, ...36
    5.4 Research activity and results, ...36
    5.5 Visiting scientists, ...39
    5.6 Publications, ...39
6. DEPARTMENT OF HYDROLOGY AND HYDRODYNAMICS, ...40
    6.1 About the Department, ...40
    6.2 Personnel, ...41
    6.3 Main research projects, ...41
    6.4 Instruments and facilities, ...42
    6.5 Research activity and results, ...42
    6.6 Visiting scientists, ...45
    6.7 Publications, ...46
7. DEPARTMENT OF MAGNETISM, ...48
    7.1 About the Department, ...48
    7.2 Personnel, ...49
    7.3 Main research projects, ...50
    7.4 Instruments and facilities, ...50
    7.5 Research activity and results, ...50
    7.6 Visiting scientists, ...54
    7.7 Publications, ...54
8. DEPARTMENT OF GEOPHYSICAL IMAGING, ...56
    8.1 About the Department, ...56
    8.2 Personnel, ...56
    8.3 Main research projects, ...57
    8.4 Instruments and facilities, ...57
    8.5 Research activity and results, ...58
    8.6 Visiting scientists, ...61
    8.7 Publications, ...62
9. DEPARTMENT OF POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH, ...64
    9.1 About the Department, ...64
    9.2 Polish polar stations, ...64
    9.3 Personnel, ...65
    9.4 Main research projects, ...65
    9.5 Instruments and facilities, ...66
    9.6 Research activity and results, ...67
    9.7 Visiting scientists, ...71
    9.8 Publications, ...71