Achievements of the Institute of Geophysics, PAS: Annual Report 2020

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 2020, 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
          1.2.1 Anthropogenic and natural geohazards, ...5
          1.2.2 Geosystem processes, ...6
          1.2.3 Earth structure and georesources, ...6
          1.2.4 Climate change and polar research, ...7
    1.3 Management, ...8
    1.4 Employment structure, ...9
    1.5 Activity of Scientific Information and Publishers Department, ...10
    1.6 Educational activity of the Institute in the Academic Year 2019/2020, ...13
    1.7 Data management portal, ...15
    1.8 Projects / commercial agreements, ...16
    1.9 Polish polar stations, ...17
2. DEPARTMENT OF SEISMOLOGY, ...18
    2.1 About the Department, ...18
    2.2 Personnel, ...18
    2.3 Main research projects, ...19
    2.4 Instruments and facilities, ...20
    2.5 Research activity and results, ...21
    2.6 Meetings, workshops, conferences, and symposia, ...24
    2.7 Publications, ...24
3. DEPARTMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS, ...26
    3.1 About the Department, ...26
    3.2 Personnel, ...27
    3.3 Main research projects, ...27
    3.4 Research activity and results, ...28
    3.5 Visiting scientists, ...32
    3.6 Meetings, workshops, conferences, and symposia, ...32
    3.7 Publications, ...32
4. DEPARTMENT OF LITHOSPHERIC RESEARCH, ...34
    4.1 About the Department, ...34
    4.2 Personnel, ...35
    4.3 Main research projects, ...35
    4.4 Instruments and facilities, ...35
    4.5 Research activity and results, ...36
    4.6 Meetings, workshops, conferences, and symposia, ...41
    4.7 Publications, ...41
5. DEPARTMENT OF THEORETICAL GEOPHYSICS, ...42
    5.1 About the Department, ...42
    5.2 Personnel, ...42
    5.3 Main research projects, ...43
    5.4 Research activity and results, ...43
    5.5 Meetings, workshops, conferences, and symposia, ...46
    5.6 Publications, ...46
6. DEPARTMENT OF HYDROLOGY AND HYDRODYNAMICS, ...47
    6.1 About the Department, ...47
    6.2 Personnel, ...47
    6.3 Main research projects, ...48
    6.4 Instruments and facilities, ...49
    6.5 Research activity and results, ...49
    6.6 Meetings, workshops, conferences, and symposia, ...52
    6.7 Publications, ...53
7. DEPARTMENT OF MAGNETISM, ...56
    7.1 About the Department, ...56
    7.2 Personnel, ...56
    7.3 Main research projects, ...57
    7.4 Instruments and facilities, ...58
    7.5 Research activity and results, ...59
    7.6 Meetings, workshops, conferences, and symposia, ...63
    7.7 Publications, ...64
8. DEPARTMENT OF GEOPHYSICAL IMAGING, ...65
    8.1 About the Department, ...65
    8.2 Personnel, ...65
    8.3 Main research projects, ...66
    8.4 Instruments and facilities, ...66
    8.5 Research activity and results, ...67
    8.6 Visiting scientists, ...70
    8.7 Meetings, workshops, conferences, and symposia, ...70
    8.8 Publications, ...71
9. DEPARTMENT OF POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH, ...72
    9.1 About the Department, ...72
    9.2 Personnel, ...72
    9.3 Main research projects, ...73
    9.4 Instruments and facilities, ...73
    9.5 Research activity and results, ...74
    9.6 Meetings, workshops, conferences, and symposia, ...78
    9.7 Publications, ...79