RNDr. Jan Klimeš, Ph.D.

Department of Engineering Geology
E-mail: klimes@irsm.cas.cz | jklimes@centrum.cz
Phone: +420266009330
Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics of the CAS, v.v.i.
V Holešovičkách 41
182 09, Prague 8
Czech Republic
 
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Current Projects

Coseismic landslides in the mountains of active and stabilized accretion wedges (2022 - 2024)
Microscopic anatomy of tree rings as a source of chronological information for optimizing the determination of landslide hazard (2022 - 2024)
Rock Environment and Natural Resources (2020 - 2026)

Recent projects

The Czech Republic representation in the ICL management via Centre of Excellence (2016 - 2017)
Development of an early warning information system before activating slope movements (2016 - 2020)
Low frequency, high damaging potential landslide events in "low risk" regions – challenges for hazard and risk management (2015 - 2017)
Creation of information system for evaluation of avalanche hazard in mountain regions in the Czech Republic (2013 - 2015)
Mega-landslides: imminent hazard or sleeping giants? Monitoring the landslide hazard related to ongoing volcanic activity around El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain (2012 - 2013)
Hazard assessment of dangerous landslides and glacial lake outburst floods, Cordillera Blanca, Peru (2011 - 2014)
Landslide risk assessment in the urban areas of the Outer Western Carpathians, Czech Republic (2009-2011, GA0/GP) (2009 - 2011)
Endogenous aspects of slope deformations origin and evolution (2005 - 2007)
Expressions of risky geomorphological processes in deformations of rock structures at Machu Picchu (2005 - 2007)
Geomorphological research of large-scale slope instability at Machu Picchu, Peru (2005 - 2007)
Geomorphological research of causative factors leading to the slope movements evolution in the Vsetínská Bečva river basin (2001 - 2003)