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Geomorphic monitoring of the Belá River adjustment during the post-river training period

During the hot summer days at the end of July, our team returned to monitor the Belá braidplain territory to check the actual geomorphological changes after river training in 2018. We also checked to advance backwater channel erosion and gradual channel incision on some river reaches. The magnificent cut-bluff failure near the Vavrišovo settlement remains… Continue reading Geomorphic monitoring of the Belá River adjustment during the post-river training period

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The 6th ISRS Symposium in Vienna

The traditional biennial ISRS (International Society for River Science) symposium named "Riverine landscapes as coupled socio-ecological systems" was hosted at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna during 8-13 September 2019. The event incorporated research at different trophic, temporal and spatial scales to serve as a wide platform for the exchange… Continue reading The 6th ISRS Symposium in Vienna

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Slovakian translation of the report “Riparian zone / Riparian vegetation definition: principles and recommendations”

Within the actual ongoing COST - Converges project the original English report aimed to provide elements to clarify the identification of the riparian zone and the riparian vegetation of fluvial systems was translated for Slovakian readers. The both documents (Slovak and English version) you can see below report_definitions_riparian_slovakDownload report_definitions_riparian_englishDownload

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Participation on the 19th conference of Czech Association of Geomorphologists held in Bohemian Paradise

Thematic scope of the conference during 3rd – 5th April 2019 traditionally covers all geomorphological disciplines as well as those of related geosciences. Dr Anna Kidová, Dr Miloš Rusnák, and Dr Šárka Horáčkova presented valuable posters related to the potential of UAV photogrammetry for river morphology changes detection and changes in vegetation development after intensive peat extraction… Continue reading Participation on the 19th conference of Czech Association of Geomorphologists held in Bohemian Paradise

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Participation on the 17th congress of Slovak Geographical Society/ 24th congress of Czech Geografical Society/ 10th conference of Association of Slovak Geomorphologists in Bratislava, Slovakia

On the important scientific meeting where the Slovak and Czech significant geographical societes organized the international congress at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava Dr Milan Lehotský, Dr Miloš Rusnák and Dr Anna Kidová within the Association of Slovak Geomorphologists of the Slovak Academy of Sciences introduced the platform of Slovak Rivers LAB. Their scientific contributions… Continue reading Participation on the 17th congress of Slovak Geographical Society/ 24th congress of Czech Geografical Society/ 10th conference of Association of Slovak Geomorphologists in Bratislava, Slovakia

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Participation on GeoKARTO 2018 conference in Zvolen, Slovakia

Under the auspices of the Slovak Cartographical Association, Faculty of Forestry of the Technical University in Zvolen and Institute of Geography SAS traditional cartographic conference were held during 6–7 September, 2018 in Zvolen. The  conference focused on current issues and trends in cartography, geoinformatics, geodesy and geography. Among the thematic areas as mapping and data collection, geovizualisation, publishing of maps… Continue reading Participation on GeoKARTO 2018 conference in Zvolen, Slovakia

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Organizing of the 42th IAD conference in Smolenice, Slovakia

The 42th conference of the International Association for Danube Research (IAD) were held on 2–6 July 2018 in the Smolenice castle in the middle of Slovakian Small Carpathy Protected Area. The main aim of the conference, entitled Danube - a lifeline governed by multiple uses, pressures and a multitude of ecosystem services was provide a… Continue reading Organizing of the 42th IAD conference in Smolenice, Slovakia

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Participation on Young Geomorphologists´meeting in Stadtoldendorf, Germany

During 25 - 27 May 2018 the 12th international meeting of the German Young Geomorphologicsts were held in Stadtoldendorf where Dr Anna Kidová, Dr Miloš Rusnák and Dr Milan Frandofer presented the main results about the recent morphological evolution of the Slovak rivers. The list of attendees comprised undergraduate, graduate and PhD students as well as postdocs from 20 different universities and institutions. The… Continue reading Participation on Young Geomorphologists´meeting in Stadtoldendorf, Germany

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Participation on the Czech conference of geomorphologists in Vílanec, Czech Republic

25 - 27 April 2018 the 18th international conference of the Czech Association on Geomorphologists named State of geomorphologic research 2018  were held in Vílanec close to vicinity of the Vysočina Geopark. Dr Miloš Rusnák, Dr Anna Kidová and PhD student Jozef Dudžák presented the preliminary results from investigation on the Poprad River and the poster… Continue reading Participation on the Czech conference of geomorphologists in Vílanec, Czech Republic

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Participation on the ICG conference in New Delhi, India

Under the auspices of the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG / AIG), from 6th to 11th November 2017, geomorphologists from around the world met in New Delhi at the congress center at Vigyan Bhawan. The conference was organized by the Indian Institute of Geomorphology and North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, with Professor Sunil Kumar De chairing… Continue reading Participation on the ICG conference in New Delhi, India